If we choose to proceed with the purchase what kind of protection or hold harmless do we need to put in place to make sure we are not liable for any tenant recourse.  3.  

None of this will give you full protection or anonymity, the point is to mitigate it as best as can.That is a massive amount of properties in one year!!!

You can buy and sell without doing this, and you can defend against suits, but you would not be able to bring its claims - and an eviction is a law suit.Trusts offer no protection or limit on liabiity, merely makes it harder to determine who the real owners in interest are. 

Do you have protection?

Since Trust documents don't need to be filed, they won't know...Are you trying for asset protection or to "hide" from your tenants so they just don't show up on your doorstep? 

Here is what the SEC chairman Jay Clayton stated recently in Senate testimony:"I expect the Commission to consider staff recommendations to amend the accredited investor definition in the near future, including whether the definition should include non-wealth-based ways for individuals to qualify, and more broadly, whether the limitations on who can invest in certain exempt offerings provide an appropriate level of investor protection or pose an undue obstacle to capital formation or investor access to investment opportunities."

Those in the asset protection or tax field, what are your thoughts?!

Most don't look for asset protection or think it's necessary until they get hit with a lawsuit (i.e. mold).