LLC's main benefit is from a legal perspective.

@Rajendran Subramaniam looking at it from a 7-10 year lens I'd say the Texas market would provide the strongest return and that'll mainly be through appreciation.

When looking at neighborhoods the main test for us is would we want to live there for 1-2 years?

Add small bedroom to main house in existing space so I now have a 3bed/2bath SFH2.

He had to reset the main breaker that turned off dryer, so it was a quick fix, but said it could prevent messing up appliance and having to pay more.

That's perhaps the main benefit. 

So seems like it's more a condo issue at the moment, which points me to second homes and not Airbnb as the main driver. 

I also managed to creatively acquire two apartment buildings with $0 down about 4 months ago, one of which currently has a water main Leak under the slab and two of the residents have been without water for over a week, but that's another story for another time... 

The hilly terrain is a main reason for this and you can't really see that on a map so knowing the areas is key.We have old housing stock as well so big things like plumbing and electrical can vary cost wise if they have or haven't been updated.

My main issue is that they misrepresent themselves as a direct lender.