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LLC help - Is a registered agent enough to stay anonymous in a non-anonymous state?
First off, love the biggerpockets community, its a great resource for real estate information and tools.
Short brief on my situation: Im talking to a seller about an off market 4 plex here in Omaha, NE. As Im getting closer to purchasing it I'm trying to get things set up right. I want to use an LLC for asset protection and anonymity. Pace Morby and others recommend a holding company in an anonymous LLC state, with a subsidiary LLC in the state that the property is in. But when I search some LLCs on Nebraska's LLC sesrch, (for example, 4505 Lafayette Ave Realty) all Im seeing is the registered agent information. It doesn't appear to be any way see the owners. Of course this is just an example, I'm just wondering if something like this is good enough for me to stay anonymous, without the need for a holding company in an anonymous state. Im guessing Im missing something but I've asked multiple registered agent companies, as well as Prime Corporate Services who Pace refers people to, and I just cant seem to get a good answer. Can someone help? Id rather just save the time and money with a Nebraska LLC, if listing it with a registered agent is good enough to keep me anonymous? If not, how can someone find the owner if someone were to ser it up like the example I mentioned? Thanks in advance, community!
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One thing to keep in mind is that LLC anonymity does not really protect your assets. It just provides anonymity, which is great a great benefit; however, if you are sued, during the discovery process, you will (most likely) be required to disclose assets (income, financial accounts, real property, valuables, etc.). In certain jurisdictions, the plaintiff will file a "citation to discover assets."