We spoke with a lawyer who advised forming an LLC to purchase the home to protect our personal assets.

Hi Shivani,First of all, the number chosen will need to align to your risk tolerance.Now coming to your question, when looking at distress homes the Cap Ex won't work because of the condition. 

Buy the property in your personal name and get an umbrella insurance policy for protection.

@Christian Nielsen for my personal project, i am building an ADU within the structural envelope of my existing SFR. 

I kept trying and one person on here told me that it could.

Things like job opportunities, school districts, amenities, and personal preferences should be considered when making a decision.

The group meetings are a little more personal than the REIA.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Your proof is a warranty deed.A warranty deed is a written legal document that transfers legal and equitable title of real property from one person or entity to another.

A Real Real Estate AnalogyI am starting my real estate adventure and I am trying to draw a comparison from paper assets (stocks, bonds, notes, T-bills, crypto, etc.) with real estate.For those who know a bit more than me (and i know this will vary by person) but what are corresponding "tech stocks" (AMZN, AAPL, NVDA, FB, GOOG, etc.) of real estate?