I think I do agree with you about the "lemming" mentality in America as you put it.I don't think I have guru mindset and my results will come when the puzzle comes together :)

He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression and said, "You're absolutely right!

I find it quite puzzling that most people insist on relying on selling their time as their sole livelihood and will go to great lengths to trade their time for money more efficiently.

It seems like I'm missing a piece of the puzzle here and I don't know what to do.

It is consistently puzzling to me how people can spend so much time "learning" about real estate and so little time doing.

Maybe he should pay you to take this steaming turd off his hands, and if so, your repair estimate is way too low.Not to say there isn't a great opportunity here, once you do get all the pieces of the puzzle and know all that has to be done, but you're far knowing that given what you've written.

This is puzzling to me.I understand where you are coming from about wanting a competitive advantage.

It's to (attempt to) shield your personal assets from lawsuits when/if something occurs related to your property.For conventional loans, I've been a bit puzzled how to move title into the LLC without running the risk of triggering due-on-sale.

There are requirements to have 6 mths PITI on your subject property remaining in liquid assets (after paying your down payment, closing costs, and funding escrows), but this would be a small amount, certainly way under your 13k, so I'm puzzled.

When you started asking about seasoning, and the person looked puzzled, you should realize you're in trouble.