A TREND is usually something nobody identifies until AFTER it is already long established.  

Build a portfolio by establishing a reserve fund, leveraging equity, and networking with investors.Good luck!

My wife and I are considering taking on this role as a property management team, managing these properties from our current location in Washington state.Our plan is to establish a reliable network of local contacts in the area—such as maintenance professionals, agents, lawyers, etc.

If you approach it with a mindset of establishing facts upfront, you can sidestep a lot of the fluff.

Establish a relationship with them and learn their numbers and it will make it much easier to crunch numbers if they can not get out there right away and you need to make an offer.

I purchased an investment home under my personal name as my LLC had not been established yet, now wanting to transfer to my LLC.

Has anyone established a company (llc or other) to manage your own properties?

Establish some "safeguards" to keep them honest and consistently check their work.

I am starting my real estate investing journey and have been hitting a wall with the type of entity that I should establish to start my business, such as an LLC.

I use a scoring system where applicants gain and lose points and their total either meets or falls short of my established line in the sand.