My tenant received help from an organization to cover her security deposit and 1st months rent.

As a busy agent, this was one of the major hurdles I had to overcome as real estate is a 24/7/365 sport, and sometimes I need help for those times when I am not available!

I have found that series LLC's and series trusts help me keep better organized and simplify reporting. 

Confirm that the IRA LLC provider will prepare all of the documents needed to not only form the LLC (articles of organization, SS-4 to obtain an EIN) but also the documents needed by the trust company to process the investment of IRA funds in the LLC.3.

@Abid R.The entity structure normally depends on how much money will be generated by the entity, the entity type of the investors(individuals, exempt organizations, foreigners, etc), allocation split amongst the investors, etc.I think REIT is prolly overkill - but you should discuss with an accountant if an LLC or corp is best suited for you.

The long-term, light at the end of the tunnel goal, is to be able to slow down finally and sit back and reap the rewards of my efforts.Right now, I'm starting to focus attention on re-organizing a lot of the information I'm learning right now, and presenting it to myself in a way that lets me know what steps I should be taking next. 

. - Go over finances and organize documentation for the loan approval process. - Establish Property Criteria for local Fix & Flips- Ask the contractor (old mentor) for advice for my next steps when walking a property.

With my lack of experience talking on the phone, I would have forced the conversation and it wouldn't have been nearly as organic as it ended up.

Common enough in O/G development between drillers/operators/field services/refineries.And you should familiarize yourself with the Texas Business Organizations Code. 

Also need to organize my thoughts and be more concise with my posts, but break time is over so I'll see what happens.