Dave Pierce here (active duty military member).

It comes with a personal guarantee to pierce our LLCThe second option they put forward is a 30 year fixed personal loan.

If you take care of your properties and are properly insured you won't need the protection of an LLC, however, if you have an LLC and are negligent, a good attorney will be able to "pierce" the LLC and go after you personally anyway.I spread my properties out because I have different goals with each of the separate businesses and I want some privacy.

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

Would this pierce the veil?

So from what I know, here in Pierce County, Washington state there are auctions for homes every Friday at the court house?

If you want to be sure to keep the veil from being "pierced", it is that simple.Some folks may argue you can rent from the LLC or use other strategies, but just remember, we have courts, judges, and lawyers for a reason.  

@David Pierce - Good morning David!

In many states, it is easy to "pierce the corporate veil" of a single member LLC.

During a friendly conversation I asked one of my property managers for recommendations on areas with the most growth potential and ended up buying two homes there.LLC get expensive if you’re thinking of opening one for every property, plus it’s a lot of work to make sure they can’t be pierced.