The risk of "piercing the veil" applies more to LLCs when personal and business finances are not properly separated, not necessarily to individual landlords renting a portion of their home.A more practical approach is ensuring you have a solid lease agreement, sufficient liability insurance (including an umbrella policy), and properly reporting rental income and deductions on your tax return (Schedule E).

Quote from @Brandon Blackmon: @Bruce Woodruff 100% the answer I'm looking.... a solid GC, has a 20-25% markup to I would for sure know going into this that these are private companies and they can set their own fees. 

@Nick ConnorsIt’s great that you’re using your savings to invest early, and Columbus could be a solid market given your familiarity.

You can get solid cash-flowing single families in the 90-120k price range and duplexes in the 130-180k price range.

Over time, I’ve accumulated more cash reserves and don’t need as much flexibility, but I’m actually in the middle of a refinance right now using an interest-only mortgage—because the pricing with the lender and the corresponding ARM is more favorable than a comparable principal-and-interest loan.The key with these alternative or "exotic" mortgage types is that you need to be financially savvy and have a solid plan.

I thought the program’s 50/50 profit split would align our interests and ensure they provided solid guidance, especially since I was new to the field and nervous about making such a large investment and thought the 50/50 profit split sounded fair.

Brookline: Solid throughout city neighborhood with its own business district.

That's pretty damn solid if you ask me.

I'm from Leesburg, and I can tell you—multi-family is a solid choice (piggybacking the previous comments which I agree 💯), especially with that live-in/rent-out, house hack strategy.

Here are a few thoughts on what makes for a successful cold calling VA program:• Rigorous Screening & Training:Ensuring VAs have a solid understanding of your target market and messaging is key.