Forming a business to protect my assets is an area I need to gain more knowledge in.

This allows new investors to gain experience while minimizing risk and maximizing returns right from the start. 

And personally I put way more weight on buying the right location as a buy and hold investor than saving some dollars on the front end. 

The higher credit, higher income, gainfully employed S8 tenants are choosy about where they live and do not want to live in a bad, high crime area.By buying in an area that appeals to high quality S8 tenants, the arbitrage that you might see between S8 being higher than market might disappear.So that being said, it’s more important to lead by location than strategy.Happy to talk further if you like.  

@Kyle Cross, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think maybe what you're getting at is potentially pitching to your parents that you would like to take a shot at personally managing the units to gain experience and some form of compensation.

But when it's equity gains, no tax, only at time of sale and if you 1031 Uncle Sam let's you continue to use that tax-$ for investing purposes.

It typically involves a person gaining access to remaining equity in a home that is subject to foreclosure.10. https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/equity-stripping-lawsuits.htmlAcquisition: The rescue artist convinces the homeowner to transfer the title to their house to them as a way to avoid foreclosure.

Living in the worst unit each year and fixing it up-- the equity gain is just going to be phenomenal.

All the depreciation and the capital gains go away.

I lost money (opportunity loss) but I gained a wealth of experience. 2.)