My recommendation would be to take business classes at a technical college while working/ interning for a company in a field you are interested in.

One last thing – we recommended you create a Status column on your spreadsheet, now we’ll explain why.

You state, "your lender" - I admire the loyalty but also would recommend you get a minimum of 3 quotes (at least two from mortgage brokers).

My biggest suggestion is to thoroughly vet property management companies here—they can make or break your investment in some cases.Regarding your questions about financing properties, I’d recommend reaching out to @Ko Kashiwagi.

I've also held of holding properties in individual LLCs that are owned by one S corporation, which allows for a 60 / 40 split between ordinary income (regular tax) and dividends (capital gains tax rate).With the goal of minimizing taxation and liability protection, what would be the recommendation from more experienced people here?

Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Highly recommend you DM @Samuel Eddinger and buy him lunch to pick his brain!

Immediately the recommendation changed and now my inspector leaves no stone unturned.

I would recommend more photos, especially of bedrooms.

@Zoe Brennan I recommend you focus on increasing your income and saving more.