Getting started in Real Estate Investing

[Ryan Harvey]

Hey everyone, as the title states I am looking to get started in real estate. I have been doing the research and now I need to get my feet wet. I am currently in Southern CA which is a great market, but is tougher towards landlords and not as cash flowing as other parts of the country. 

That being said would yall recommend using a turnkey provider to get started? I have been looking at several different providers in Texas or Florida. I find the turnkey model appealing to get started but am curious about others experiences

 I would eventually like to jump to multifamily but I figured everyone has to start somewhere.

Also I know you should hold your properties under an LLC, but you first buy the property in your name then transfer correct? That way you can use conventional financing? I haven't found many answers for that question so i just want to confirm.

I appreciate any advice and hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

Thanks :)