That is especially valuable in the wet Pacific Northwest, where carpet would get worn down very quickly if tenants are not in the habit of taking off shoes when entering home (which we should assume as landlords).  

They have a monthly main meeting, as well as numerous subgroup meetings and workshops and so much more. 

Nicole,There are numerous resources on this site, and many people who will help lend advice and caution.

He is the only person I know on these forums who has actually litigated these cases as a Harvard trained lawyer for both umbrellas and LLC's.The problem is everyone either focuses on whether or not an LLC provides better protection that insurance, OR how difficult it is to do everything via an LLC, but it's rare that there is a discussion on here with addresses BOTH issues.There have been numerous cases recently, where investors have received a due on sale notification from their mortgage bank as a result of quit-claiming the deed from their name to an LLC.

I've read through numerous threads regarding LLC vs none and just wanted to refresh this debate to see if anyone had any experience with positives or negatives that don't seem obvious.

It would take a huge amount of subsidies to keep a lot of these neighborhoods afloat as-is (there are numerous government programs to entice contractors to build/rehab in specific run-down areas of various cities with money to help build/sell/etc.) 

Our attorney has educated us on Lease Options, Sandwich LOs (need wet closing) and Sub 2 (becoming rarer and cannot be done during default period, of course). 

Thanks for the help, I understand where you are coming and im not planning to place all my eggs in one basket by buying only in Amarillo, but I thought this was the easiest place to start and get my feet wet just because I would be working with recommended people.

If you have any suggestions on how I should go about getting my feet wet in this industry please feel free to comment below.

I have spent numerous hours trying to figure it out.