Thus, the investment grows like it's sitting in a roth 401k/IRA       Then when you die, your heir gets a step-up in basis, thus eliminating all the prior capital gains over decades, but only up to 13.6 mil this year :(              Debt Funds (like mortgage note investing) can also be very lucrative but I don't know/understand the tax savings/issues in that class yet, still learning :)              Equity REIT investing can give you great siloed real estate exposure in 11 major asset class sub-types, but don't offer the direct tax benefits as direct RE ownership does above, as the REIT gets those benefits when it transacts and as a corporation passes those benefits secondarily/indirectly onwards to us investors as high dividends and gradual stock price appreciation.

I am a 16 year old planning to form an LLC under my parents name in order to qualify for business credit to cover the down payment on my first investment property I will also pair the business credit I am able to qualify for with cash and refinance to pay off the down payment when the interest starts to kick in but I am wondering if when applying for a FHA loan on an investment property if they require income to qualify or if they will accept it because I will be renting and covering the mortgage with the rent and how that all works when qualifying and if this is even possible. 

Our monthly rental payment from the tenant was actually less than our monthly mortgage payment plus we did about 10k of repairs plus depreciation.

2nd mortgage 30 year fixed 2nd mortgage are more common to get than a line of credit 

Looking for advice on these key points:-When purchasing property is it best to setup an LLC and have the title be in its name or simply both be co-borrowers on the mortgage?

You can deduct a proportionate amount of your mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, electricity, water, gas, etc. and you can deduct any expenses that are directly associated with the portion of the property that is being rented out.

I do not want spend my W2 income to cover house mortgages, to not have pressure if things like layoffs will happen, so my plan is to buy house in a good neighborhood that may have appreciation and some minimal cash flow after all expenses (management, maintenance and vacation).

Many people don't make a profit, obviously odds of success get better with experience/good team, etc.consider until you have more time to commit to instead look at buying publicly traded equity REITs, not mortgage REITS, they are trickyget subscription to Seeking Alpha and follow Brad Thomas, Jussi Askola and many others research/writing to start withREITS have beaten the SP500 last 50 yrs, by a lot, 13% to 11% just in last 20 yrs too, and they have taken a temporary beating due to sudden rise in 10 yr rates and hence CAP rates, but their underlying rent roles have only gone up.

I understand that notes is a business best learned by doing, but I am trying to lay a good foundation of knowledge as a starting point.To date, I have read these books:"Invest like a Bank" by Beaux Blast" Little Green Book of Note Investing" by Fred Moskowitz"Real Estate Note Investing" by Dave Van Horn"Note Investing Made Easier" by Martin Saenz"Invest in Debt" by Jimmy Napier"Profiting from Non-performing Mortgage Notes" by Amed HazelI welcome any thoughts or recommendations that the group may have.   

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).