Starting with a smaller property or a few fix-and-flip projects can help you build equity, gain credibility with lenders, and better understand the process before scaling up.Securing funding for larger projects can be challenging without prior experience, but options like hard money loans might be worth exploring.

Or does one need a special license / need to open a company?   

For those of you who’ve chosen the fund route.

What other company offers business income loss and up to 15k for dealing with squatters?

HI, Is opening a LOC on my primary a good option to fund flips or is there a better solution to get the funding?

That said there are some nuances and requirements to property implement interest tracing so ensure you talk to your tax professional ahead of time and keep the funds movement as clean as possible. 

If I put my money in the S&P 500 index fund, the annual return is about 10%.

Yes, there are property management companies, but not sure if I would 100% trust them. 

Everyone else is through tech, private equity, stocks, building operating companies, etc.At the end of the day, investing is investing.

I personally recommend checking Columbus OH - lots of job growth, population growth, and major companies moving and developing here.