Over the last three weeks I've read 7 of the real estate books and spent hours listening to biggerpockets podcasts trying to learn as much as a I can and narrow down my focus.

I've been reading a few books on Bigger Pockets.

I wanted to find out an asked the question here on BP a year ago if anyone was ever saved by their LLC. 140 replies later, no text book case.

I have been trying to educate myself through videos, books, and podcasts.

Check out the book "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.

What I hear from a lot of potential investors is that I just want a property that hits all the numbers I've read about in a book or heard about in a seminar.

Listening to the Audio book of The Book on Managing Rental Properties.

Podcasts, books, and forums like BiggerPockets were invaluable, and when the right deal came along, I leaped and you can too!

I wouldn't worry too much about it, if you have a competent CPA or bookkeeper they should be able to review your books and within minutes have a strong grasp on who gets a 1099 (spoiler alert, not every contractor gets one, I'll be annoyed if I get one since I'm structured as an S corporation) and the amounts to report.1099 filings are usually a loss leader for us, so if you're working with a professional make sure you take advantage of them filing everything for you.

The wonderful thing about furnished finder, which is what I assume you are using, is that you can book a property without being there to show the place.