Quote from @Zach Howard: I think it's probably better to hold real estate in an LLC than in my personal name.

When your LLC takes a loan, expect as members to personally guarantee the debt.

Proper time tracking and logs are critical for demonstrating compliance with this rule.I've only seen one person with a W-2 qualify for reps, and that was from a tax court case where people had to come in in person and attest to his hard work.

Hey Aishan, I personally own 12-doors in Detroit and I live in California.

I've walked their properties in-person, and their build quality is good.

I just set up my vrbo account and still some finer details about planning the communication, cleaning service, maintenance persons, etc…

I put 20% down using personal and private lending.How did you add value to the deal?

The biggest mistake I see out of state investors make is relying on others too much for direction and guidance instead of doing their own due diligence and building their own team that they actually meet and interviewRelying on one person who alleges that they have a 'team' built already that you can use as well can be a costly mistake.

Is there any benefit to visiting DoH offices in person? 

Quote from @Daron Williams: I just invested in a tax deed here in texas it was a beautiful lot right on lake sam rayburn. i have it on the market for sale the only problem is you have to have two lots to build on.. i found the person that owns the lot to the right of me and there willing to possibly sale there lot the only problem is i dont have the money or the credit  to purchase it.