Hello,As though the pandemic wasn't enough with all the moratoriums Hurricane Ida surely has also impacted both the small and large multifamily investors and sometimes  the impact may not be immediate ,for example someone who was planning and preparing to sell his investment property may not be able to sell at the market value after the hurricane has damaged the property. 

If they just took the test and passed. 

We've had some negative trends and I want to be prepared if they can't correct course.

It will prepare you for the next-level stuff you are going to do.

Would it be better to get in now and get my feet wet in preparation for the market downturn or wait until the downturn to jump in?  

Crime rate has been increasing to the point that not even us locals like going there anymore and to top it all off we recently learned that the city is realizing that sea level rising is in fact a threat and has been implementing new regulations for future construction to prepare for higher sea levels.

Hi Boris,If you talk to an "Asset Protection" attorney, vs. someone that just forms entities, you will probably get the information you want.Look local online in your state, and be prepared to cut a check for the info and assistance.Good Luck!

Are you prepared to handle those things that come up.  12% is the going rate in my area.

Any tips or pointers to apply to make myself more "prepared" to be an investor would be great!

I was your age when I bought my first property and made some mistakes (some wins too) including not really being prepared for the scope of work I was tackling.