First post here for me; appreciate any and all ideas and advice.Background: I own a 5 unit rental, 1 and 2 bedroom units, near a strong and growing technical trade school in South Dakota. 

Trade business cards or whatever but leave your wallet at home.Join up with some local investor meetups.

Yeah, I had a few people swing by and they actually cost more than the competition.

While it is possible to not be swinging a hammer or renting space etc, the use of the term passive implies "free lunch" to me. 

So you may not like it as much as you thought.Going to college is one option, going into the trades is another.

Should he attend college for business, learn a trade or enter the workforce and learn REI on his own?  

We always seem to need construction/trades folks. 

However, I feel that Dollar Stores are high-quality & publicly traded tenants, providing basic goods, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

I now have about 30 phone numbers saved in my phone of all the various trades who know me, show up, and do a good job each time. 

.- An LLC has no tax benefits.LLC as applied in real life:As a solo investor, it makes sense to talk to a professional to figure out if it's right for my current risk profile, since its usefulness could swing either way, especially with good insurance being a good alternative.And if/when I get into business with other people, then it's more of a necessity, and I should talk to a professional about setting that up correctly.Does that sum it up pretty well?