Your business entity should own nothing but a check book, land line, business cards and the other 14 requirements to avoid having the corporate veil pierced when a lawsuit comes. 

The links below have a good short list of books to get you going and start narrowing in on your specific interests/strategy. 

Looking to Bigger Pockets community for some ideas and advice about what comes next.I'm finalizing my 9th investment property this month.  

Final bill received showed 3/4's of the charges were for "pass through".

Without this, they have no value in my book.

Read books on multi-family to educate yourself and network with other investors.My very best!

I've picked up books this year and realized how much I enjoy real estate, and would love to understand more about the process here in Chicago. 

My parents may give me a 100-200k loan if I ask.Based on a book I read [Part Time Real Estate Investing], the top markets (2016) areOrlando, Fort Lauderdale, Cape Coral, North Port, Tampa, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, FL, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, TXGrand Rapids, MI, Charlotte, NC, Seattle, WA, Nashville, TN, Charleston, SC, Denver, Co, Madison, WI, Boise, IDBut, I've never been any of these cities so I have no idea.Back to the question, If you can start your Real Estate Investing career in any city in the United States, where would you start?

If an appraisal was 50k/ unit what did the P&L say that is what should give the appraiser the final value. 

REI does interest me and has been on my mind for years and now I want to finally get into it for real.