@Jordyn Bash- thanks for the post ...assuming the properties you are looking at are condo units  - these  can be  tricky for investment purposes due to  varying  HOA dues and  also potential  litigation /  pending assesments and HOA rules limiting renting the  unit .....if looking to buy a SFR  or  townhome - this is a better  decision ....Get  pre approved so you are  prepared and  also aware of the  numbers ... 

Building a team of Architect, Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer through Pre-fab metal building company, and a GC to help manage the process.Any helpful advice would be great and the urgent need of what questions to ask the Civil to compare proposals.

@Nicholas Lohr While I agree that you can operate without LLCs for a time, you need to also recognize that you are investing in one of the two highest litigated careers in the US.

The land trust and the LLC are the owner of the asset/real estate, so even in the scenario that potential litigants guess, they would guess wrong. 

Then you are stuck with having to evict which is a time consuming and costly process, not to mention emotionally draining as you are going to be litigating against people you may have come to like and trust and whose personal circumstances are out of their control.Biggest issue here is that the bank will be less forgiving than you - they have shareholders and federal regulators breathing down their necks, so while you dilly dally with litigation evicting a family whose breadwinner lost his/her job, the bank is demanding you keep their payment current or they'll take the building from you.2.

I am pursing a degree in Civil Engineering as of right now.... and, I'm close to a minor in Real Estate.

Honestly given the civil unrest in big cities, it is the last place I would take my family.

A lot depends on having an experienced general contractor with good knowledge of permitting process, good civil engineer and good architect.

The California Landlord-Tenant Handbook, and the law (Civil Code 1950.5), address this specific issue and state the following:The landlord may perform a final inspection after the tenant has moved out of the rental.

I'm an attorney, more of a litigator than a transactional guy, but interested in becoming more of the latter as I get old and want to stop fighting with all those young turks.Anyway, I am finally ready to get involved in real estate investing after many years of exploring options.