Higher price points are all things equal better for building equity, lower are better for cash flow flow. 

Financing deals through your LLC will be more expensive.And, as soon as you mess up one transaction or one signature block, you very well could have just "pierced the corporate veil" and rendered all these LLCs meaningless, depending on how it was pierced.At the end of the day, this is not a matter for BiggerPockets.  

Depending on what class (A, B, C) of property you are looking to build a portfolio with the price may lower but not by much. 

They handle roughly 700+ transactions a year in the Cleveland/Akron area- most of those clients being out of state or overseas.

Inventory is up, transactions and mortgage applications are up, mortgage rates and prices are generally flat. 

This will get you the best deals and lower your expenses.Buying your primary cash is a personal choice but not something that I do.

You're better off starting with something more grounded, like securing funds and getting a few transactions under your belt.

You cannot simply close with buyer (like all gurus say) then turn around and pay seller then transfer title to buyer- That is ILEGAL A way around this in case you cannot get transactional funding - Have your closing attorney draw up a Promissory not in submission to the buyer in which you will secure your equitable interest within the contract to the buyer...

You can connect your bank and credit card accounts and transactions get pulled in automatically, you just have to code them. 

This also has the benefit generally of paying a lower marginal tax rate throughout your years of saving for retirement.