Some people will contact you directly about your property, but a lot of people post housing requests and you have to contact them.

Eager if it is any easier or better to purchase directly under the LLC.  

Be prepared to face fluctuations in the market, unexpected repairs, and tenant issues.

Lenders tend to have different requirements.... some look for a required minimum membership interest and others look solely at direct benefit the signer receives which could be membership interest, fee etc.

It sounds like you've gotten some solid direction above, but a few flags stood out to me in the above discussions and I wanted to point them out to help make your decision.- You mentioned this sale is tax free 121 exclusion, which is great, and seems like a solid start to your goal.- The townhouse you're moving into is currently a rental, but you plan to live there two years for the 121 exclusion.

Although most such fund operators only deal with accredited investors directly, you may also be able to find some among the crowdfunding sites.  

Don’t forget about direct mail campaigns as well.

I have heard different positions about this... both have good points; on one side the new or small wholesalers are more "direct", many times only "one closing" instead of 2 (big companies) which can save a lot of money if you do several deals per year.

Here is my list of the most dangerous real estate related investments for the “non professional” investor lacking direct knowledge  and experience in these investments 1.

They have nice looking direct booking sites, but I'm more curious about their digital marketing training and crm software included with their package.