Question 2. I own several rental properties. What can I do to protect myself from lawsuits by tenants or their visitors.

Answer. There is no easy answer with such little information.  If each property is quite valuable (e.g., with a net FMV of $250,000 or more, then you might consider establishing a properly-drafted separate Limited Liability Company ("LLC") for each property. The purpose of using multiple LLC's is to prevent one problem property from contaminating all of the properties should a major liability occur and, thus, each LLC and its property is separate from the other LLC's, or, you might consider combining some of the lesser valued properties into one LLC.  A key question is - are you married and, therefore, do you live in a community-property state? Please keep in mind that the vast majority of the states do NOT limit a creditor's remedy to a charging order and, thus, the creditor may eventually be successful in obtaining the sale of your charged LLC interest.