Makes sense though - it's like pricing, it's very easy to price units in a condo building since they are all so similiar vs a custom home which can be very difficult to evaluate. 

When you talk about liability you can offset that by making sure you have a good Insurance policy and close the loan in an LLC.LLC protects you and your assets from lawsuits and any litigation from any and all accidents/injuries.

The tech is terrible, the customer service is terrible.

An LLC can help protect your personal assets by limiting liability, and it also allows you to establish business credit early, which can be useful as you scale your portfolio.

LTR or MTR so regardless of rent style you can go for the long, mid or short.Dayton, OH and Indianapolis, IN are two great cities that my California customers have found great 2-4 units over the last 2-3 years. 

Talking to your real estate tax person and an asset protection attorney and then making your decisions is a reasonable way to go about this task.

Get a reduced prepay in case the market does goes lower to protect yourself.

One area realtors are helpful is protecting clients from themselves.

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

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