I check their past reviews (as I assume they do mine), and have even had occasions where a total stranger from another state was a friend of a friend on Facebook and we were able to see that connection.  

I have on a few occasions had kids that want to sign in August and move June 1st.

Eventually moved the family to Dallas 5 years ago and started my own real estate business in seller financed notes, cash flow rentals and, on occasion, wholesaling.

I’d be mainly using it as a VR but also will like to use it for myself on occasion.

I burnt out 7 years ago and switched careers though I maintain a Class A BLD license.This summer I had occasion to rehab an old farm property and realized how much I missed the work, so I'm back.

Your biggest exposure is legal fees to defend yourself, not judgments, and having an LLC won't eliminate the need to defend yourself should the occasion arise (and if you get bigger, the need will arise, trust me).There may be some value in LLCs if you have substantial assets and are concerned about the exposure to those assets resulting from personal negligence.

In southern CA the prices are so high along with expensive FHA monthly MI that it only makes sense in rare occasions to do this.

Lance Young Hey Lance...I'm a local guy and don't really consider myself a "hard money lender" as I am an investor and do all kinds of things...but I lend my own money on occasion and would be happy to talk about what your project looks like.

(He's suggested I go low/under asking price in several occasions when it called for much higher offers to win the bid.)

And on occasion she will even ask me LOL.