Since this is a post about our loan shop, I'll highlight that we are a small loan shop (30 employees), family-owned just trying to get more clients by placing their loans well and treating customers well.

Real estate is vast—narrowing down your niche will help you achieve results faster.That’s it!

 @Nick Am:  Since you’re only going to manage your own rentals the S-corp/LLC is likely overkill.

You can have two houses within a quarter mile of each other with vastly different ARV and rent amounts.

Here you will get a vast array of perspectives.

I really like Lease to own option to get into deals without having to take on massive debt.

The vast majority of licensees don't do any business.

., to be honest, if you can't simply explain it in a post, you have already lost a vast majority of investors.  

The vast majority of contractors won't want to give bids on properties while under contract unless they have a relationship with that person from prior jobs.

Asking for ID as a requirement to show a rental is not a fair housing violation, and there are plenty of reasons why a landlord should care who is looking at their property, theft and their own personal safety being the first 2 that spring to mind, followed closely by not wanting to waster their time.