Id like an immediate wall of separation between our current state and our future acquisitions.I guess I'm not sure how to weigh the penalties and fees of a 401k loan/disbursement against the accumulation of future cash flowing assets (with the ability to refinance).

Many landlords are deciding to manage the property themselves with the help of different types of software out there. 

It just depended on the experience and financial strength of the sponsor, the length of time the asset was owned prior to the crash, and the leverage used.  

If you still have US real estate assets when you pass away your heirs will still benefit from the stepped up basis regardless of their residence so that shouldn't really factor into the equation.  

I have a great asset I found to flip and I'm looking for a hard money lender. 

There are about a million posts about asset protection, usually having to do with asking how to go about doing it, or what the 'best' strategy is. 

Liability protection doesn’t make sense assuming you had a low down payment and therefore there’s little to no assets to go after for a disgruntled tenant.Just do everything under your own name. saves you money, time, over-complications, and paperwork.

I would consider purchasing another asset in the area for economies of scale and possibly start building out a leasing agent and full time maintenance, if you like the market and area.Best of luckGino

@Carloz Gil There are principles from two books that come to mind:Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert KiosakiYour primary residence (unless you do a house hack, a lot of information about that on this website) is NOT an asset.

Hard money lenders won’t go low enough for the amount I need (65k total for purchase of 35 and rehab) or want 15k in liquid assets!