I assume that the main advantage is being able to buy the property without the 180 day time constraint? 

One of the main reasons for this is let's say the lender were to lend off a value that is tethered to how much the property can earn as an STR, and they're at 80% LTV let's say.

My business partner and I mainly just work with investors here and we work with first time investors all the time.

Hey Lorenzo,I'm up in Maine, so not too far from Boston.

The main advice I would recommend is to begin networking.

I only ask because the main purpose of an LLC is legal protection, and if you don't have a large amount of assets to protect, say less than $1M...you may be putting the cart before the house, and it may make more sense for you to focus more on finding and closing more deals.

The main one is running your business well.In my experience better than 80% of lawsuits are settled out of court. 

When rented, we lock all interior bedroom doors aside from the bedroom we are renting by the room and sync the calendar with the main house's calendar.

On the other hand, I feel one of the main advantages of passive investments (via syndication/crowdfunding) is that I can hire a manager who has years more experience than I can ever hope to obtain myself.

Quote from @Reid Ferguson: @Jonathan Abradothe course content is pretty thorough and there are lots of side videos that have started up to support info in the main videos.