I also have access to Buildium through my PM, so I can see not only who has paid before those rents are kicked over to me, but I can see any repairs done during the month as well as as print out any P&L statements for each property.  

If the $1000 includes Open House signs, 3 months monthly fee, business cards, website, key access, a lockbox, training program so on and so on, then I can see why.

BP is one of the best online real estate investment websites.

Then I became a pro member mostly to gain access to the BP calculator's (if you attend a webinar you might receive a discount code for the pro membership at the end).

Id like to first thank everyone here on BP and mostly @JD Martin for all his help through his online business.

You can easily set up an LLC in Ohio online through the Secretary of State for $99, however your Resident Agent must be located in the state of Ohio, which means they have to have a valid physical address in the state.  

The agreement can be whatever you want, just like an online advice :) However, for taxation purposes, this idea of @Carl Fischer will not work without modification.

I found that multifamilies (which I am interested in investing in) are hard to come by in that area (although I have only been looking at online sources).

The books that have helped me the most so far are the Rich Dad Poor Dad books, and playing the free version of his game CashFlow online.

@Mike Loy, As a realtor you qualify for a Solo 401k, which has many advantages over self-directed IRA, here are few:Contribute 10X more than into an IRA (up to $61,000 per year per participant)Access up to $50,000 from your retirement account tax-free and penalties-free at any time prior to retirement via participant loan featureExempt from UDFI tax on leveraged real estateInvest tax-free using Roth 401k sub-accountCheckbook control without use of an LLC Custodian is not required = no custodian, transaction or asset based feesYou can read it in more details here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/21298-sol...The bottom line is that if you qualify for Solo 401k - it would be way better than an IRA.