Less competition in these markets... some good properties and some marginal.

Since Dallas is getting more competitive, I'm thinking about moving out to the little towns on the outskirts of the city.

I jumped in but only barely with 500 letters per month in one of the hottest and most competitive markets in the country. 

You may be able to hold the asset in the LLC and sign personally on the mortgage as a member of the LLC.Best to shop the deal around and get some competitive quotes and options on your financing... this is where having a stable of lenders makes things a bit easier.What is best is what makes sense according to your business plan and goals... 

The nice thing about this is, every time you analyze a deal to figure out your offer price, you can talk to that same broker and see how competitive it would be, and how close it is to the price the property ultimately sells for.Good luck!

@Raheem JamaalSo you have never invested in real estate, never bought a deal, never analyzed a deal (with all expenses including capex), have no credibility, and now you are going to establish a pipeline of great deals, on demand, with no competition for actual investors?

I am curious to see what their competitive advantages of each are as well as the weak points of each are.

When it comes to multifamily properties there's less competition even though there is still plenty, down here a good multifamily deal will have an offer accepted rather quickly.

Also, John Rhode with AAA, and Jason Dauphin with Global Green, they are an independent brokers that shops multiple insurance carriers for you.

It's not a 'marketplace competition,' they are hands down the best (& one of the very few) deal in town.TCF is prime + 1.99, everyone else doing purchase money owner occupant 10% HELOCs is at like LIBOR + 4 and crazyness like that.