Also in the world of asset protection (not legal advice, just opinion) there is a concept known as equity stripping which means you protect your capital by pulling the equity out of it so if someone sues you there's not much to gain except for getting a charging order to obtain your rental income which there are ways around that too."

Investors will want to ensure that the areas they are investing into have low rates of crime, or are at the very least improving over time.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requires many financial institutions to maintain, report, and publicly disclose loan-level information about mortgages.

A zoning attorney really only deals with zoning issues and what you want is a review of code requirements, zoning requirements, any potential historic protections, easements, etc.

The platform is geared towrads property management companies or landlords that want to self-manage their properties while having a team that can support them.

Are you mainly gearing towards distressed homes with a lot of TLC going into the rehab?

As far as structure, I suggested he take a deed now with a mortgage back on the property so he is protected when he maintains, pays taxes and insurance and incurs significant costs improving the property, but the owner of the property he is interested in wants to retain title.

Otherwise, the courts can set aside any liability protection the LLC may offer you because you aren't acting in a manner fitting the LLC model.Too, LLC was designed for groups mostly. 

Is there a place to search and see if there are loans against my Tax ID/EIN and is there anything I can do to protect it going forward similar to a Freeze on my social.If this is in the wrong section mods, feel free to move it

I am gearing up for my first major investment, house hacking sounds like a great option for younger people.

Forms found within your MLS account, transaction desk or published by the realtors associations, lack in a lot of the protections and issues you need to address in a lease.