I reside in Massachusetts and have recently taken on the role of landlord for my parents' house as they have aged.

All the military service members I have worked with have really enjoyed not paying real estate taxes here in IL!

You should have separate LLCs and separate bank accounts for flips and rentals. 

They have training live webinars 2 in the afternoon that they want you to be on, they have training every weekday evening.

Names Christian, I’ve, been doing real estate investing for bout a year now, worked on my first property which wasn’t the best ideal situation, but it was an amazing learning experienced that I wouldn’t trade, made a lot of mistakes that after all the classes and events i have attended i am learning where i went wrong, and really in need of a coach to help guide me in the right direction, i do have a game plan in place and the goal i want to reach  just need to be helped its a path.

We have now been in Houston for 10 years. 

After reading everyone else's comments, I may have a controversial take, but here goes. 

Quote from @Lucas Schlund: I have been having a very hard time getting a straight answer to this question, probably because im having a hard time wording it right, so just bear with me here.For my first deal, I plan on BRRRR'ing out of it to build my portfolio faster.

I’m looking for advice or opinions from others who have struggled with this or have felt like this.

They currently have under $1M in leverage on the assets but are looking to get a line of credit / portfolio loan to encumber these properties or other properties they acquire.