My observation is that leveraging a simple business with which to eventually fund real estate is a common approach. 

I think there is something to be observed by the audience as to the rebuttal to my post.

Thank you that Observation, will contact BP for the correction

Adjacent property pitches towards back of my house, water enters crawlspace, and mold was observed.

Told me about helicopters and other stuff they so called observed coming to my home.

Having said that, it is entirely possible that if you observe all other corporate formalities with regard to your LLC, don't co-mingle any funds, and pay the mortgage from your personal funds, rather than from your LLC account, that an Indiana court may not pierce your corporate veil. 

Note they currently operate nationwide in a very limited geographic range of 20 +/- MSAs.Disclosure: I have no affiliation with this company, just like I have no affiliation (6+ years ago) with American Homes for Rent in my other analysis and observations posts on BP.

Are there metrics or statistics that I can observe to determine what is considered landlord friendly? 

He studied 500 successful people, with Andrew Carnegie at the top of the list, and wrote about what he observed in these people.

Hello BP, My name is Chad, I am currently a pharmacy student at the University of Iowa and have been a student of real estate for quite a while now through observation, reading, and realtor experience.... but I have no investment experience to call upon just yet.