Hi James,Starting with a turnkey cash flow rental is a good idea.

The idea is that the rents on the other units cover the cost of the whole property.The way this would work is that you need an apartment with three or four bedrooms.  

@Perry Farella Perry, I had no idea that you could include rehab costs within a conventional loan.

My name is Armando and I just moved to the Lehigh Valley to start working on some contractor projects for an investor client of mine and I am looking to add a couple more clients to my list.My backgroundI went to Northeastern in Boston for college studying computers and management but I always loved the idea of real estate, so decided to work for my dad's company doing renovations.

The lender must review and approve the renovations in advance, and must inspect the completion of all items that cost more than $5,000.A borrower may request reimbursement for their payments for the cost of materials or for the cost of properly documented contract labor, but not for the cost of their sweat equity (labor).

Short answer: noI haven't looked at your other posts, and I don't know anything about you, but this does not seem like a good idea

They may contribute other ideas.

Idaho is a non-disclosure state so the government has a very difficult time properly assessing property values and therefore the assessed value is often far less than market value, especially on older homes.

There are a plethora of attorneys on BP feel so free to do a search for corporate attorneys and choose one that can assist with properly structuring your LLCs. 

I'm open to buying anywhere in the USA so any commercial or real estate location ideas  are also greatly appreciated.Poppy P.S - My mission is to gain financial independence from my husband so I can feel stronger and more in charge of my life ;) Inspired by all the bad *** investors in these forums!