It is ultimately up to you, after consulting with a local attorney licensed to practice in your state, to decide the best style of incorporation for your work.

I will start incorporating some of those ideas and will update with results.

Guillaume:The reason you were taxed as 100% income versus capital gains was more due to the nature of your transaction (i.e. subdividing, flipping) which saw the property treated as inventory not a capital investment and not because your purchased the property with a corporation (we do that all the time).Corporations can realize capital gains just the same as corporeal individuals.

They incorporate a secondary heat exchanger (much like an Evaporators A-Coil) that has less space between the fins.

One of the problems with insurance is that you can not predict the nature of everything someone may sue you for. 

Check out FHA and 203k loans, HUD properties, and things of that nature.

We are releasing this toolkit well in advance of the effective date to help the mortgage industry come into compliance with the new rules,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray.The toolkit, which can be found here, provides a step-by-step guide to help consumers understand the nature and costs of real estate settlement services, define what affordable means to them and find their best mortgage.Complete Article from HousingWire

Thanks for another option to incorporate into a soon to be very diverse portfolio.

I am conservative by nature although many think I take to many risks (again relative term).So where do you invest outside your home state and why?

Just the nature of small town workers not all are professionalized:  bank account, newer smart phone, have cash to wait for a check to clear etc.A contractor suggested I use green dot prepaid card to pay him.