It's certainly targeted to comparing how California businesses fair to be incorporated under Nevada LLC, and I see where they are coming from. 

When the main presentation is over and it's "networking time" I simply look around the room, find that person, grab a chair, plop it down in front of them with a smile and say "Hi I'm Jason!

Hi Benjamin, I've been working in corporate now for over 5 years so I've got some skills but still need to build up some cash.

Multi-family is not out of the question, but will need to learn more.I am a CPA and work in corporate finance for a large public company and understand and am attracted to the basic economics of REI.Re-locating to Houston in Aug and will be starting business thereFrom reading biggerpockets posts, clear that I need to build a strong network and attend as many networking events as possible to build deal flow/pipeline, find a mentor, meet brokers, develop relationships with contractors etcInitial areas of focusResearch and outline investment strategyIdentify investment criteriaIdentify and attend networking eventsMake contact with agents and generate opportunitiesIdentify potential mentorsCreate business cardsI'd welcome any general reaction or feedback from this community on the above plan, and, in particular, any thoughts on where I should initially invest my time and resources. 

I was wondering if taxes get treated in the analysis the same way you would treat a priority lien, and if they are treated similar in terms of exit strategies and incorporating delinquent taxes to the equity of the property in the event you have to exit through the property. 

You can get the basics on eHow.I attended a webinar for one organization which claimed to be able to get $30 -$100K in corporate credit within 30-180 days.

Don't fall off your chair! 

That means having completely different books, bank accounts, LLC incorporation's and doing everything to keep it from being able to affect your personal life if everything should go south.

Say you incorporate (in some form) to protect your personal assets from anything that might occur in your rentals. 

That'll get you more than sitting in a chair for 3 days listening to a guy after quick cash.