Leases, Identity protection and LLCs

[Craig Osborn]

Hello all!

I like the idea of keeping my personal name out of the mix as much as possible.  This is not because I plan on being a bad landlord.  It is because I know there are crazies in the world, and I do not want to expose my family to any danger should a dispute arise.

For asset protection purposes I have formed an LLC to hold the property and I do use another LLC to manage the property. I also like how an LLC makes it just a little bit harder for someone to find out my name and address.

My question is this --   

When signing a lease contract as a sole member LLC -- in order for the contract to be valid,

do I have to print my full birth name under my signature line  

OR can I do something like "authorized agent, XXX properties LLC".

Thanks, Craig