Hey Erene, welcome to the BP community!

Unless you have a clause in the purchase of the entity that clearly makes you responsible for the entity from the day that you buy it(Indemnification) I wouldn't bother with the LLC.Good luck man. all the best!

Hey Stepan, Some changes I'm advising and seeing my clients implement are expecting an extra 3 months of holding time and undervaluing the ARV just a bit due to high inventory on the market. 

I came across one of these loan agreements online somewhere a few months ago, can't recall where I found it but it was clear in reading the loan agreement there was no language referencing the loan actually encumbering real property, it was just an unsecured loan.  

Here's an article full of Opportunity Zone FAQs that you may find helpful.

I am an aspiring investor educating myself in the rental game.

Make sure you get that landlord info of the housing before the one they are in now.

I've read numerous guides and watched many YouTube videos, so I have a good theoretical understanding, but I'm still unsure about the best way to start investing in U.S. real estate.My plan is to begin with long-term rental properties and then eventually move into flipping and the BRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy.

1) I think it’s “funny” that not one news article I ever read for the last 5 years had headlines like “Housing at historical record lows!

You'll want to ask about their experience, read reviews, understand their availability, pricing, insurance / bonding, and how they safeguard their funds.