Glad to have you as a part of this awesome community, Chandler! 

@Matt Wan Many lenders require wet signatures on at least the Promissory Note but if yours does not, as a US citizen you could do the entire signing anywhere on the planet with a good internet connection + mic + camera via Remote Online Notarization (RON) for less than $200.If wet signatures are required, the answer then depends upon what foreign country you are in.

Question 3: Is there a better way to protect property besides an LLC, such as a trust of some kind? 

But as a wholesaler.. will you actually buy the property?

Lawrence expressway is a sea of stack n paks.Youd be amazed how many apartments in campbell too,  Bascom ave is getting gentrified like crazy I remember taking Grant line road as a back way to get to 50 and then south lake TAhoe. 

With  one property, a hotel that doubled as a homeless shelter one neighborhood over shut down and has caused problems for the surrounding areas.

It's a VA loan, so long as someone can meet the requirements.I have it as a subject to, subto, so it can be done with creative financing too. 

LoL So really trying to learn what I can, gain some capital, and see what my options could be for the year.I'd like turnkey and long term renters in place, as that seems like a good way to get started as a rookie. 

Then try to figure out if its best to have their funds go to a CRT or if we as a nonprofit can create a 403(b) plan for the investors.

Translation: you helped your client to protect their cheating against the state assessment.I understand that your client, as a result, avoided paying $45k.