For the record, much of this has a strong influence on why I do not think partial loans sales should be talked about as much as they are by the inexperienced.  

There is also the distinction between passive custodians such as listed on the nuwireinvestor page referenced and advisory firms that implement and support plans offering checkbook control.I strongly applaud your desire to have the IRA piece figured out before pursuing opportunities, as that is critical to your investing success as well as IRS compliance.Check out a handful of companies, both on the passive custodian and checkbook control side of the equation.  

Afternoon everyone.Just wanted to introduce myself, I am Ryan from melbourne, Australia and our team are cash buyers in the Cleveland, ohio region.Additionally through our network we always have access to some great deals in the area.Would love to network and form some strong relationships and create some Win/win deals for everyone.Ill be coming over on behalf of our team to the US in May purely to form relationships and buy property.Look forward to hearing from you.Cheers Ryan

You need a strong and detailed financial plan.  

It needs to spell everything out from what business you're doing, how you're taxed as a partnership, how much of the LLC each person owns, what happens if someone wants to leave the LLC, how the LLC is completely separate from you as individuals, etc.It's some money up front, but for a truly strong LLC setup, I suggest you look up Al Aiello's LLC Mastermachine.

Some markets are strong in multifamily, some with SFH.

The cap rate, cash flow, and other calculations strongly depend on how I treat the money I’ll be saving in rent.

I will strongly suggest this. 

Stocks could correct anyday but the fundamentals with employment and housing remain strong.

.- Creating a presence in the local market and working with other investors / realtors.