If you ever get over to my neck of the woods, a little south of Flint, please let me know, I'd be happy to buy you dinner to say thanks and talk a little real estate.  

I'm also buying some in your neck of the woods in Jackson County. 

If you are not doing your own work, which sounds unlikely if you are out of work due to a back injury, then it may be difficult for you to make the money you are looking for initially as it is usually sweat equity that carries the day in those situations.  

They wouldn't be putting their neck on the line and they know the risks.

They're fairly common in my neck of the woods.

And once you get over 10, you're going to be out of slots for a conventional and will have to do commercial.Doing the 5 to 10 loans was a huge pain in the neck.

Rosen Law LLC in Great Neck

. - at a minimum, most underwriters will require a 4-point inspection (plumbing, electrical, roof, & HVAC) before issuing an insurance policy.In some cases, you may be able to get a "liability only" policy that would provide some protection and a duty to defend in the event of an injury or other incident on the property, but you run the risk of an award exceeding your insurance limits and dipping into (or at least tying up) your personal assets, making the LLC or other legal entity even more critical.In my opinion, if you are serious about moving forward as a rehabber or landlord, the expense to form an LLC or corporation is minimal and should be one of your first moves.Previously posted elsewhere:"An LLC is more for asset protection than tax advantages (though it may provide some tax benefits if you opt to tax it as a corporation...talk to your accountant).Example: Contractor falls off the roof and breaks his leg at your property.

I grew up in that neck of the woods.

What should I do to make sure I am not liable for any injury to him or his worker.I already check and he has the worker comp on the LNI(labor and industry) website. what I don't know does each of the 3 workers need to be listed on LNI?