Others are minutes away from downtown areas and may make a smarter choice.  

As a workaround, we just call the Zillow folks and do the phone screen and set a showing as needed but would prefer they just send us their number.

Preferably in the san fernando valley.

Co-op owners strategically use the board to discourage speculative or absentee choices of almost any kind.

If so, an LLC isn't the best choice.

I am finally at the point where I can afford (barely) to get into a multi-family home and I'm actively looking between Albany, NY up through Queensbury, NY - though preferably somewhere in the middle.

You have no choices here. 

Choices are plenty.  

If your buyer has a preferred title company then that's who you will use.

You have 2 basic choices. 1) Transfer the property back to your personal name, complete a Fannie Mae refinance and then transfer it back to the LLC.