This is more risk upfront but you continue to have more of a collateral over a longer period of time if need be.

Sam Shueh in this particular case they didn’t discover a lien against the property until day 21 of a 21 day closing period.

I have been in the real estate game since 2014, mainly educating myself and saving money to do my first deal. 

I will definitely seek out an attorney, and educate myself on operating agreements. 

We are just now starting to look into bigger deals and I'll tell you having a place like BiggerPockets is invaluable to help both educate us and ease some of the fear that you can have when considering larger scale investments. 

In a situation like that, try to educate them.

My plan is to continue buying and managing the props, with the goal of finding my children's college education and to support aging parents.  

Hi @Ken Nyczaj and welcome to BP, it has everything you need from free online educational videos to connecting to other investors, you can't go wrong on this site!

Working with investors as an agent, even if not as lucrative as retail buyers, will help to educate me further on what to look for in local deals. 

Here has everything you need from free online educational videos to connecting to other investors, you can't go wrong on this site!