I would talk with a lawyer about how to structure it, but most of my borrowers use an LLC in the state of the investment property nested within a Wyoming LLC holding company.

Rental demand is strong and there are community incentives to defray costs.The state of Oregon now allows ADUs inside every city limit of the state.

The state of Colorado owns all water in the state.

I'm still in the research phase but I'm looking to pick up my first SFH property out of state.  

Also gave me his Business articles of incorporation documents, I even went on the IL sec of state website and it is an active business. 

I would also bet that the late fee is wrong there as well as we now have the most asinine rule in the state for late fees.The laws are changing increasingly fast so I worry about the ability of BiggerPockets to keep up with all the legislative changes that are going into affect and how it affects the lease!

The latter is more challenging to obtain because of the current state of the market.

I don't know how I would get a rental unit in the Seattle area but maybe an out of state one might be more beginner friendly.

Admittedly know nothing about solar panels, but inserting your favorite ‘state with the least amount of sunny days in the world’ quote, is it viable in our area?  

Like @Ko Kashiwagi stated above, if you are planning on living in the property, you can go in with as little as 3.5%.