Inspections are very good for homeowner buying a primary residence because its a huge purchase in their life and they usually have little knowledge or experience, but many experiencedinvestors myself included feel confident that we will see most anything an inspector would. 

The primary reason why people form a company is to limit their legal liability from lawsuits.

Another option may be to secure the loan using primary residence as collateral. 

I've established a very stable  I've determined that local properties should be my first choice and by local I mean within 1.5 hours of my primary residence.

Please reach out if I can be of any service for primary or investment new construction across central Florida. 

My primary interest lies in the Houston market, but I’m open to exploring other areas as well.So far, I’ve read The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner and am currently working through The Book on Managing Rental Properties.

I would like to eventually leave my 9-5, pay off student loans and get rid of PMI on my first property ASAP.The townhome is my primary residence and I will answer any questions and be grateful for any guidance.

Thank you, Jason, for the very thorough explanation. 

I would say 2/10 are investors, the rest looking for primary homes. 

A) while there are a lot of groups that have, what I consider, a primary initial backer, most "syndications" are raised in $50-100k installments.