I've heard about LLCs for a little while(Wyoming being the most popular) and the tax and liability benefits that come with it.

Almost all of the current investors doing Subject To, as taught by the popular approach of over leverage and little to no money down, are people with little to no capital, no ability to get a mortgage, with no experience and no ability to over come the issues.

Successful fisherman know that 90% of their time and effort goes into planning and keeping equipment ready to perform and not actually hooking or reeling in the catch..often closing on a popular or active vacation rental (often in a competitive market) happens along the same lines (no pun intended).

A popular and profitable alternative is medium term rentals or 30+day stays.

Packwood is also getting popular.

This has been a popular group for a very long time.

I would check out Banco Popular or a local hard money lender. 

It may not be the popular way as far as the Bigger Pockets community thinks, but it definitely seems like a viable, allbeit slower, way to get into real estate and build a little wealth over time.

--all very popular in my WA market).- If you're not familiar with investing vocabulary, there are plenty of books.

Florida insurance rates are through the roof so that that into account.You might want to consider the Myrtle Beach area which is very popular for tourists.