I'm a practicing attorney in SE/Central Iowa, practicing mostly in transactional matters, and litigation that stems from the same (read as "matters like real estate transactions, and subsequent eviction for investor purchaser).

If he doesn't pay, I don't have to foreclose as he's signed the property over to me.All this stuff stems from when I started buying about 10 years ago (around 2008). 

So if you hope to use your 10 residential mortgages (You Should) you will need to use your personal name.Also as a matter of practicality the risk you have to loosing all of your assets to a lawsuit stemming from an out of state rental property is minute.

The bathroom plumbing will get a 1 stem system for simplicity.

This could be a stem wall or, more likely, building up the outer perimeter of the back yard 3-4 feet with retaining walls on both sides and having a two tier back yard.

Nobody is going to buy the line that you do that for "free", stemming from a "calling" you have in your "big heart" to help others, when it is clearly a marketing ploy to attract investors.

In my current role, I see that all the good investment companies have people who had years of experience with Goldman Sachs or some other large financial institution, and they're client base primarily stems from relationships built in their previous jobs.

While not discrediting his experience, I think the issue stemmed from viewing every property through the lens of me physically adopting it as a primary residence.

I am a little overwhelmed with the amount of knowledge that I have been reading up on and have a few questions that have stemmed from it as i'm hoping somebody could steer me in the right direction or if there is a possible meet up in the DFW area in the coming weeks so I could meet with some more seasoned REI's as well.My questions I have might be more on the basic side but they're my starting point going forward such as, Would an LLC be worth it to separate business from personal accounts as an REI?

My interest in real estate investing stems from the books like Rich Dad Poor Dad as my goal in life is to be financially free.