Commercial loans are more expensive.At the end of the day, I believe that it is the duty of all investors to understand the pro and cons of all these different setups and to make an informed cost/benefit choice about what will make they sleep better at night.

You can go online and check the Fair Market Rents that HUD uses to the determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program in select counties throughout the country here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html.  

What things do you look for when deciding to make this choice?

Just stop blaming your friend for your poor choices.

Hello BP Members,I'd like to get feedback from OWNERS operating their own SELF SUFFICIENT/INDEPENDENT real estate investment business, regarding the best entity structure of choice?

It was specifically to help a CA investor make an informed choice about investing and highlight the potential tax consequences of his decision.

Make whatever choice you make feel like it is the best for you and you are happy with your choice whether or not the type of loan you make and how that is in line with your goals. 

Seems like that is the the most popular choice here anyway.

Ask for references for anyone you consider partnering with - they should have plenty and be willing to put you in touch.Once you've narrowed down your markets/teams to your top one or two choices, bite the bullet and fly out to see the area, shake hands, look people in the eye, see some of their work with your own eyes.

She made the point that it might be good to learn informoration on running your own business and how the degree might be a good choice for me to succeed in the wholesaling business.