It will cost more than what Zillow charges, but it is worth it to protect an asset worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

You also want to figure out if the juice is worth the squeeze (for you personally).

The process that @Eric Teran is pretty typical.   

@Shannon Garst The state formation docs are worth as much as the paper they are written on.

One way or another, they are building their net worth.Building net worth is how you may possibly retire with fewer worries.

@Josh MyrickYou technically can but if you start the non profit typically you cannot be an employee or make $ from it, and profits should be reinvested in more housing.If your goal was to profit in any way, the answer is no

But my market is not your typical market. 

As they say, your network will be your net-worth.7.

Having someone particular to investing is crucial and that does not necessarily need to be an agent, could just be someone who has experienced in the realm you want to operate in.In my wholesaling operation, I disclose that I'm an agent but make it abundantly clear that I am in no way operating as one because off-market is typically oriented to get away from agents for a few reasons, commissions being a large one. 

However I also have 30,000$ worth of daycare bills coming up next year.