It is best practice to wait 6 months and most lenders won't and shouldn't do it before then. 

However, in practice, lenders rarely enforce it as long as mortgage payments are current and there’s no added risk for them.If you want to avoid triggering the due on sale clause, the safest bet is to wait a few months after closing before transferring the deed to your LLC.

a market you know well, or vacation in, or have family in, or went to college in, or hope to move to someday.and above all... i'd try, if you can, to pick one you can drive to, within a few hours.  

As soon as you start discussing your business practice and strategies with your customers (tenants), then all bets are off and you run the risk of Fair Housing violations. 

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Building your portfolio one house at a time is a super practical approach.

Best practices, things you regret, markets you see growing, etc.

I'm not too worried about overpaying, just about getting bad value, or worse yet, bad practices.

If you are out there finding the projects with the sub 70% project cost to ARV the difference between 11.25 and 11.99 is neither here no there.I been at the practice of setting networks up now for two years. 

@Lena CastellanoTo prepare for your first real estate purchase next year, explore house hacking options, research rental regulations, network with contractors and investors, practice deal analysis, join local REI groups, and connect with agents.