These rates of return surpass what bank-provided bonds and stock dividends offer.

The property is being sold by the bank.

SOS......I closed on my investment property last Thursday, lawyer, title co, realtors paid and keys handed over to buyer but the wire from the bank ( the title company uses) keeps getting rejected by my investment company.  

Now I could have had $40k from a 5% bank investment.)

I then was offered a position at a local growing investment mortgage bank.

It's a friend or family member and not a business, like a person, they would need to submit a proof of funds from one bank account with a signed letter saying they will provide the funds for the purchase of this address.

Due to the income earned in the landlord account that goes to the benefit of the client, you should cut the check directly from the account through the bank and do as the law says, hand-deliver or certified mail.

If you are taking about dropping a million cash into properties each year, then yes you are going to want to have some type of reasonable corporate structure, but if you're talking about 25% down 100 grand properties with bank notes, all you really need is some decent insurance.

When the market was slower we even worked directly with the REO bank for the properties and soem of them would do portfolio loans on their own assets. 

Unless you are getting a bank loan and are willing to accept higher interest rates and balloon payoffs, buying within an LLC is not a clear-cut decision.An LLC can be created very quickly and should costs under $1K, but you need to know there will be costs and time to maintain that LLC every year.