Professionally, my experience includes scaling a tech startup from the ground up, managing mergers and partnerships at a corporate level, and most recently I was Director of Sales at GoDaddy.  

So before your first closing, I would form it and open a bank account, and then close in the name of the LLC so that you have the benefit of the corporate protections from the beginning. 

@Ernest QuallisA single member LLC can elect to be treated as a disregarded entity or as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.

You must do it as a Corp or a Sub S Corp in order for Fannie Mae to not count them in the 10 financed property rules.

You negotiate with that individual or corporate entity if you're interested in buying their property.

Right now I would like to either either invest right here in Drexel Hill or neighboring towns.So the big “WHY” I want to invest in Real Estate…just like I’m sure so many have said before: I don’t want to stay in the corporate world, I want free time for my family and friends, actually do what I want to do, want to spend time with my kids (when I have them), financial freedom (absolutely) but there’s a bigger WHY for me.

We bought it through our corporation, but found out banks don't want to loan to Corporations for single family homes.

I'm classically trained in corporate finance so I can learn valuations quickly with some guidance.

Some things I've heard (most of which I have strong misgivings about...)Purchase property initially in LLC, sell it to yourself personally and secure traditional financing, then transfer back to LLC (cons: taxes, blurring line between business/personal - corporate veil risk? 

I'm also a licensed Realtor, though I currently work a full-time corporate job.