You need to be mindful of the articles as well, and tailor them to you and your business partner(s) - for example, what if your partner wants to sell some of his "shares" to a third party? 

there are other avenues or you could obtain rental portfolios without even seeing the property never mind dealing with the tenants.However, what I can’t tell you is that I started making money since day one with my first property and now all four!

Keep in mind if one entity owns more than 10% of units the condo is no longer Fannie approved and buyers and sellers will have a more difficult time trading there which could hurt sales prices somewhat.

Recently, I’ve found myself to be more intrigued on how the real estate market functions and would like to connect with professionals in the real estate industry.

indicates that the area is experiencing substantial economic and growth.Wondering if there any BPer's out there that are currently investing in Lehigh Valley that would mind sharing some of there successes (and failures) with me! 

Hi Dale,First, keep in mind that your gain for tax purposes is not how much cash you walk away with, but the selling price less your original purchase price (plus any capital improvements made; no depreciation in this case).If your gain is still more than $250,000, there isn't anything that you can do directly. 

Now just need to find tech forward real estate agent and property manager who won't mind investing their time into helping me make my first purchase!

Here is my calculator report on it with debt service on it. https://www.biggerpockets.com/calculators/shared/799536/b3569c30-b49a-4b40-9355-f1face2b2c97I wouldn't mind taking a look at this property or others that are similar.

I've also gotten to know some great realtor's and @Aaron Smith first comes to mind. 

-Do I need to have a property in mind in order to even approach a private lender or bank for loans?