I've encountered some unexpected challenges with my lender that have raised concerns about the investment potential in this area.Here's a bit of context: The property I'm interested in is a 3-bedroom (5 beds), fully furnished, with a creek in the backyard, a fire pit, a basement, and some recreational amenities.

Not owning your rentals through an LLC exposes you to more risk, even if you have an insurance policy on rentals.However, as a new investor, you may encounter some challenges and opportunities leveraging the LLC.

@Wendell De Guzmanthat's all fine, but "systems" do not make you money, being able to encounter any type of situation, any type of property, in any location in your market and being able to devise your own "system" to solve problems, bring properties to a higher and best use, to fill and satisfy a need, is what makes you money.Not all RE provides an opportunity to make money off of it immediately or even in the near future, being able to identify properties that can makes you money.While you may follow a "system" and you can make money when you get use to that "system" but I can assure you that you are leaving more money on the table than you're making by walking past all the other opportunities that don't fit in that "system". :)A good investor can design a deal, they solve problems, not just property issues but social issues, financial issues, tax issues, regulatory issues and legal issues.Too many folks try to get into RE thinking they are walking into a store and picking up a box of RE strategies.

The reason is that interest rates are the lowest you are likely to encounter for the rest of your life, so locking into the low rates for a long time is beneficial.

While most of the properties I’m currently looking at tend to be superficial, this business does run the risk of encountering issues that are unforeseen. 

Proceed cautiously, absorb knowledge from every encounter, and modify your approach as necessary. 

My investment plan was stopped and I sold everything because of a series of  personal encounters with a TFH (Tenant from H...)  

Rather, my tax-sheltered retirement plan has a choice between staying in conventional financial products or diversifying into real estate (perhaps an asset class I know and understand better).Once you look at the IRA that way, much of the potential for conflict with the rules is eliminated, as can be much of the frustration many encounter when trying to figure out why THEY cannot do {whatever} with their IRA money.  

Although, I encountered a problem. 

A attorney firm who ever contacted the client, knows nothing about the case, got the nerve to keep on representing the client after losing the case.I told him, then I am firing you  Was he surprised    not sure what to do next because not too many landlords would encounter this problem