Which comes first? Company or the properties

[Vincent Gamboa]

Hello all,

I am newer to REI as well as BP and I'm close to looking at actually obtaining my first property. I was wondering, is it better to start a company such as an LLC before I start buying properties? Or does it make some sense to just start off doing so in my own name until I get a handle on things and have more than a few properties? I intend to do a little bit of all REI techniques with said company.

Thank you all in advance for the assitance. 

-Vincent Gamboa