I'm talking about newer units, not old ones that came with the house.Another upside of electric is the ease of install.

Once you have a road map defining what you want to accomplish with real estate, you will be able to answer your own question with ease.

Someone on this site pointed out the ease and how made it sense for many of their deals.

If I can figure out how to manage them with a little more ease while flipping occasionally, that might be the right solution.Andy,Thanks a bunch for responding.

Leverage seems like the biggest item in favor of Real Estate.Transaction cost & ease of owning seem like biggest item in favor of Stocks.

First you need some basic business consultation and you can get free advice from SCORE, google that and follow from there, probably have advisors near you.An LLC is sufficient to do anything any RE, the type of business structure has very little to do with the nature of business conducted, as a small business your considerations should be based on tax matters, ease of adminitration, flexibility to conduct business, ability to obtain financing and insurance and lastly liability matters.

., so im very open to other types however as i ease my way into this business, im still feeling my way aroundthank you for the welcome

There is always the "turn key" option - but you probably aren't going to hit the 2% rule on that, but it might be worth it for the ease and convenience.

Feeling nervous is natural and it will ease a bit as you learn more about the business.

I was not sure I was in the right niche with SFH, but the low management time and ease of finding good tenants has showed me otherwise.