There are three national  portals that have offerings for nonaccredited investors: Rich Uncles, Fundrise and RealtyMogul. 

. :)A little about me: I graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Finance and took a full-time position at Corporate Walmart in Bentonville, AR.

I don’t know whether to do LLC, partnership or corporation.

Also for me, it doesnt help that the state nickle and dimes you for taxes on everything it seems like.Actually, CA has some of the lowest effective property tax rates in the nation ... they are low to begin with, and then with time and Prop 13 they get even lower.

One thing you should do before you start is to form some type of corporation or a LLC.  

Before you start making offers get your financing figured out.Form some type of corporation or a LLC.

Is the Tax Rate based on a State/City basis or is it Nationally the same Tax Rate ?

@Yael FuerstI would check both states to see if there is one national bank in both states.Not sure if this pertains to you or not, but I would be more worried about your tenant bank escrow account. 

They are a national mortgage company, but I've worked exclusively with one office located in Florida, and I'm located in Virginia, and I purchased properties in completely different states.Feel free to PM me if you want the contact.They're not Portfolio, so not sure that they could help you with the commercial loans, or non-Freddie/Fannie loans.

I am an investor and I manage local and national investors and a couple of hedge funds as well.