I see many, particularly on BP over complicate their asset protection and spend unnecessarily on entity creation without the businesses to support an independent management company.

On the Yardi website is a search tool for independent contractors.  

I then recently moved into doing flips, JVing with other investors, and I’m ready to start flipping independently since I have gotten experience.I’m a big fan of the more local the better, given, they will know the smaller markets as well as the big in my city; however, I am open to lending opportunities farther out. 

I have MLO and am registered but Not currently active but I keep up on CE each year so I can activate if I need to.. the main issue for me as an independent is the NMLS mortgage call report is so darn time consuming and intrusive..

What can I do next to increase my portfolio and become totally financially independent ?

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

.- Operational independence allows each series to maintain its own bank account and records.- Risk management ensures that problems with one property do not affect others.- Flexible transactions make it easier to sell, transfer, or refinance individual properties.Considerations- State variations mean that not all states recognize Series LLCs.- Management complexity necessitates careful documentation and legal compliance.- Lender familiarity issues arise as some lenders may not understand Series LLCs, thereby complicating financing.A Series LLC offers a streamlined, protective, and flexible way to manage multiple real estate investments.Thanks,

It ignores the things that are destroying families, destroying financial independence, and destroying wealth in modern society.

A lot of Dave’s stuff is about investing in Real Estate and using the VA loan and military benefits and such on your way to growing your portfolio towards financial independence.

The barrier is the additional complexity - now you are operating two sets of books, and filing two tax returns, and have more operating agreements, more state registrations, etc, need to manage cash better, need to keep in constant mind that your rents need to be a supportable FMV, which may require getting third party certification on your rents so that in the event of an IRS audit, what you have done is supported.In short...the size of the project, and the taxable income, need to be of enough scope to make all the additional costs and annoyances worth it.