It is best practice to wait 6 months and most lenders won't and shouldn't do it before then. 

However, in practice, lenders rarely enforce it as long as mortgage payments are current and there’s no added risk for them.If you want to avoid triggering the due on sale clause, the safest bet is to wait a few months after closing before transferring the deed to your LLC.

As soon as you start discussing your business practice and strategies with your customers (tenants), then all bets are off and you run the risk of Fair Housing violations. 

I'm not too worried about overpaying, just about getting bad value, or worse yet, bad practices.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

If you are out there finding the projects with the sub 70% project cost to ARV the difference between 11.25 and 11.99 is neither here no there.I been at the practice of setting networks up now for two years. 

Building your portfolio one house at a time is a super practical approach.

Best practices, things you regret, markets you see growing, etc.

It's the same principle you would practice with a mutual fund: it continues to grow (hopefully) and you pay a tithe from the prophets received at the time the profits are received.I am not strict about this by any means, for myself or others.. what other people give is not my business and I do not believe in people giving under compulsion.

@Lena CastellanoTo prepare for your first real estate purchase next year, explore house hacking options, research rental regulations, network with contractors and investors, practice deal analysis, join local REI groups, and connect with agents.