OH courts may or may not recognize outside LLCs in the same fashion, but this is a legal research question that should be conducted by someone who has experience researching on WestLaw or LexisNexis...Google research is not something I would rely on for my assets. 2)  If you live in CA, you would want to register the OH LLC as a "foreign entity" in CA, and to echo what the others have mentioned, yes, you'll then have to pay the $800 annual FTB fee. 

Now that I'm much older and no longer live in my old neighborhood, I now recognize, the area I grew up in is not safe for my kids, much less was safe for me growing up in that crime ridden neighborhood. 

This is from a well established insurance company that you would instantly recognize the name.  

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

You likely want to create the LLC in the state where you will be considered to be doing business(the state where the property is located in).If you want to sue a tenant or third party, the court will only recognize the LLC if it is registered within the state.You have the option of creating an LLC in your state of residency.

I recognize with 1031 you may have some hard time constraints, but avoid being reckless.   

That would pay for your education in just over seven months, and probably save you ten or more times that by knowing how to avoid newbie mistakes.Then, when you go to REIAs and other investor groups you'll be equipped to recognize who is doing it right and who is attending the School of Hard Knocks (most expensive education there is).My $0.02 ...

From social media to partnerships with recognized travel platforms, our strategy focuses on highlighting the unique aspects of the property.

However, part of what I was trying to convey was that there are a lot more tires than you will recognize as worth kicking or even see. 

., RI doesn't recognize capital gains and considers it ordinary income), being mostly business unfriendly, and no real engines of economic growth.It has been doing "generally OK" over the last couple of years but my impression from researching other areas of the country is that other parts of the country are doing MUCH better and currently have much better longer-term prospects.My standard advice to anyone is that if you're already in RI for some other reason, it's certainly possible with some hard work to eke out an OK real estate investing return, but if you have any choice at all I strongly urge you to research other, higher-economic-growth and more-business-friendly, parts of the country.