I understand when purchasing/titling properties and therefore holding or selling properties, in the name of your LLC, you create and operate a separate and distinct entity. 

That’s an important distinction because your end buyer’s bank likely won’t include that fee in the loan, which means your end buyer will have to come out of pocket to pay it.

Inexperienced or conservative investors do not grasp the concept that every property has two distinctly different income streams.

Are there any distinct advantages to one or is it more based on my credit score, debt to income ratio and down payment as to which may be more advantageous at the time of purchase?

I believe BP serves the Kool-Aid in several different flavors.

welcome to BP's Lisa. we are in Lakewood, and carry the distinction of being the longest running newbies on the forum. best of luck

@John Woodrich There is a distinction between true cash flow and artificial cash flow.

They also tend to have the stuff that comes out of houses in the neighborhood around them - for a 1920s house, shop the one that's closer to the 1920s neighborhoods.One thing I think I know about vinyl windows is that they come in both "new construction" and "remodeling" flavors. 

Deductible SEP-IRA contributions are distinct from depreciation - while depreciation represents "paper losses," SEP-IRA contributions represent real changes to to your business and personal cash-flow; the money contributed to a SEP are real dollars that can only be used by the SEP.

Making sure to make a clear distinction between your rental business and your personal finances, nothing says you can't add a few months rent to their account out of your own pocket, via some cash to your PM.