It depends what your goals are.

@Dan Handford I think a lot depends of what your goals and beliefs are!

@Marielle Walter I’m not sure how apprised some of the people on this forum are but as a RE professional and active investor, I find what your goals are to be quite achievable.

The overall goal is buy and hold for cash flow.

Rather than being on the mortgages and stuff, case 2 gives your more limited liability protection.Both of the cases are normal, talking with attorney about you goals and intentions should clarify which one works for you. 

I have a desire to get started in Real Estate and I am working on my goal to buy a rental property by April of next year. 

It depends on your goals and where you want to go.

Decide on if you want to put in sweat equity, money, or both to further your RE goals.

You want to find the best agent out there to meet your goals.

My goal is to have 500 cash flowing units by age 35 and i'm currently 19 years old. ( I will be uploading picture soon) Thinking in reverse I plan to do this buying my first property while in college whether that be single family or a duplex, as my months of research have deemed that this area isn't as strong as others when it comes to 2-4 units.