You are exposing the 2nd property, if liability stems from your other property. 

My question stems from the desire to set up my business in a way that is repeatable and scale-able.  

We're about 50-50 here in OK doing post tension slabs vs. foot/stem then pour slab.Framing, windows, and siding have so far come in under budget (at least our bids have), so I'm excited to see where this goes.

Our main focus is to invest in commercial RE using a 'buy/hold' and management strategy for long-term income, and eventually expand into residential RE investing and management.I have a limited knowledge of RE investing stemming mainly from prior residential projects, but have intermediate knowledge in the management and financing aspects of business.

And of course, a major concern is a focus on the tenants and issues that could stem from renting.

Most misunderstandings stem from lack of communication.

Difficulty tends to stem from the way a bid is accepted and then the transaction proceeds through due diligence where sometimes there is a re-price event.

Even with a degree, unless it is in a STEM field, you are still struggling to find a decent wage even after earning your degree.

Read hereFollowing last year's realization that mortgage origination as a product line is effectively dead (which has forced such origination dependent banks as Wells Fargo to return to subprime lending in hopes of keeping the revenue stream alive, knowing full well how it all ends), and that only investors and "all cash" buyers are keeping the myth of the housing recovery alive on their shoulders, banks fired tens of thousands of workers in the mortgage business hoping to stem the bottom line bleeding from the collapse in revenues.

As Jerry mentioned, ownership interests stem from homestead exemptions.You might find it easier to form an LLC and hold property in the company name.You probably comingle your money, next check you get open an account in your name but you can make him a beneficiary on the account.