I'm not sure if your cash flow will support that though.  

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.  

It also supports my claim that the "Rental/Lease Application" process that has been crafted to protect owners, has been turned into a cash cow for Agents.

I'm digging the advice and support in this thread.So basically, I have a few options that revolve around developing either an S Corp or LLC...- Develop said entity in the state where I'm investing-OR- - Develop said entity in the most tax favorable state of one of my partnersI'm assuming the former is probably more along the lines of what I want to do.

Conventional lenders want to see operating data that supports the loan. 

The rent is just not high enough to support the costs of owning and maintaining a house.See: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/20...And: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/03/03...

We also let the universe know when we are looking and have bought properties off-market on contract with the seller. 

I currently in the process of getting a 4 unit, 8 bed, 4 bathroom place right by the university. 

I would like to thank bigger pockets members for their support and I look forward to closing many more dealsNorth Gwinnett county in Atlanta is a hot market right now.

If the appraisal does not support the value, do your numbers in the calculator again and then renegotiate the price or walk away.You need at least PITI, HOA, maintenance, and vacancy.