Dude every one who comes to Hawaii has this idea but you are like 50 years too late... you are better off finding something in LA or inland empire if you want to stick to a tier 1 primary market.San Francisco, Hawaii, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston are examples of primary markets which are NOT ideal for cashflow investing. 

Being a native of Northwest Arkansas having spent my entire career involved in all facets of the real estate industry from construction & development, spent 7yrs with Walmart as  Sr Real Estate Mgr.

So learn as much as you can so you know your options and be able to recognize bad advice even from someone with a framed diploma over their desk.As for your question - yes, I do have AssPro in place - I choose to go with Series-LLC with properties in land trusts at the bottom and a living trust at the top, and a separate property management LLC as the operations public facing entity.Another way to look at this is from the perspective of insurance, as asset protection is insurance against litigation.

If your preference is to buy-and-hold, you may want to look at moving inland (e.g.

Kyle,I have no clue about costs in Georgia, but I work in Land Development in Houston.

Preferred north west side.

Looking for folks around the Northwest Arkansas / Southwest Missouri area.

I'm located in Phoenixville about 20 miles northwest of Philly.

(This post is open for anyone's experiences, whether in land or RE) I'm learning the ropes on land investing, and I'm seeking imput on starting up using OPM (other people's money).

I am a real estate investor living in San Diego and am interested in investing in the Inland Empire (Riverside/ San Bernardino) in CA.