Whether to put them in your name vs LLC - Do you care about personal exposure? 

I'll dip my toe in first and get some exposure to REI and then build from there. 

If a property is getting good market exposure it is going to sell for close to the market cap rate. 

Also, use as many platforms as possible to get the most exposure for your rental!

By attending the conferences you have exposure to presentations and you can have discussions with asset managers and investors in large companies that have data and can give you a better feel for the market.

And you do that by exposure to the business by getting in & getting dirty.So get out there and start exploring, get with us if you have any specific questions, and find out which of these you were made for because all of your knowledge, experience, network, passion is going to be a most excellent fit somewhere. 

By taking steps to minimize your exposure to risk, you can avoid large, costly errors that will cause you the biggest headaches.

Join the club - I'd guess 90% of the investors I insure don't follow some or all of the above processes above and it's a legitimate exposure to you the property owner that is not inexpensively insured on your end of things.

With cash out refi, you raise your exposure - higher costs when you have a vacancy.

Appreciate the response but my question was very specific - not about asset class exposure or portfolio diversification.