Quote from @Katie Camargo: My husband and I put in an offer on a house under our personal names with "or assigns" as part of the contract.

HelloI’m currently in the process of selling a home and am under contract to purchase another home using 1031 exchange.The home I’m selling is under mine and my wife’s name personally.

I see that you're in CO - STR investing in CO can be extremely profitable, which is why my personal investment portfolio is so heavily weighted in that direction.

Do not just allow one person to keep an eye/contact the city.

To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

Even personal messages that are more of substance than what you two are given.

generally though if your doing this with other investors you dont personally know then a PPM would work.. or if its just a few say 2 or 3  then an LLC would work .

So i have pretty sizable personal assets, along with a relative high income. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

You need to demonstrate a substantial investment ($100K+}, a solid business plan indicating your ability to support yourself along with any family members, as well as the projection of hiring US persons within 5 years.