I feel architect and realtor are two interesting professionals under the big umbrella of RE.

Moved on to defense contracting, and finally started my own businesses.One of my businesses is a successful landscaping company, and I would like to evolve it into a property management company.I have spent roughly 4 years studying real estate investing, and I would like to finally move into making my first investments now that I feel that I properly understand the cradle to grave process of real estate investing.So far I have lined up the following:-Hard lenders-General contractors-Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Floor specialists, HVAC specialists, Roofers-Mortgage and Insurance brokers-Attorney-30+ real estate agents-Web based database software for investment portfolio tracking-24x7 call center (intergrated with my landscaping call center)-Access to Pre Foreclosures-Access to a Bank that will let me have up to 10 loansMy Strategy:Purchase price between: 20,000-200,000Property Types: Duplex, Quadplex, Multifamily, Condos, Room rentingMaximum Purchase Point: 65% LTV, 55% ARVMinimum NOI: 10% year over yearLocations: Military Presence, DoD Presence, College Presence, Major Job Hubs20% Cash Reserves of Notes (2,000-20,000 per unit)8% of value of properties for repairs (4,000-16,000 per unit)3 years of taxes (1,500-6,000 per unit)3 years of HOAs (600-1,500 per unit)Exchange Strategies:-368 Exchange-1031 ExchangeStructuring:-S Corp Parent Company-LLC Holding CompaniesInsurance:-Standard GL, Flood, Fire, Natural Disaster, Tenant Insurance-Umbrella PolicyWhat Im looking for:Id love to have some guidance that could push me through the crawl, walk, run process into the Real Estate industry.

They were able to get us an owner occupied home owners policy and umbrella insurance for half of what usaa was proposing.

An independent loan officer who was referred to you by an accountant or a realtor is really going to have to perform (under the gun) so they can keep the referral partner looking like a super star as opposed to online lenders or retail loan officers who collect leads from the marketing umbrella of a big bank or big company.

And I forgot to mention, no, an umbrella insurance is not the same thing :-)

Someone mentioned that you should possibly look at getting an umbrella insurance policy on yourself once you get into owning multiple properties.

Yes, get an umbrella policy. 

If you still want additional protection, get a million dollar umbrella insurance policy - mine is just under $20/month.

We are wanting to gain information about incorporating, an insurance umbrella, rolling all our properties into an LLC, and protecting our personal assets from a lawsuit.

Your personal umbrella is the next safeguard.