Here's a USA Today article that covers the pros and cons: https://www.usatoday.com/story...Long answer short: I would pass.

@Megan Ratigan when I was first starting, I did some of the things you mentioned (I consumed a lot of REI-related content and studied up as much as I could...to this day, I continue to consume a lot of REI content like podcasts, youtube videos, the occasional book, articles, etc.).Also, I surrounded myself with people who were doing what I was trying to do (e.g.; house hacking, BRRR'ing, multifam properties, etc.), and I learned a lot from them. 

No matter where you live or where you own assets, I personally recommend the Series LLC to be a great tool for the individual investor who is planning to expand their operation, as it allows for you to scale infinitely for FREE- check out this article to learn more.4th pillar is somewhat similar - you want to separate your operations from your assets.

You also start hearing talk about how "this time is different" and seeing a lot of real estate cheerleader articles making all kinds of arguments about why it's still safe to invest in real estate.  

I become interested and started educating myself on any articles I can find to do with real estate. 

Here is a good overview article about mobile home investing.

Here's a article I am referring to:https://www.fraudguides.com/consumers/rental-scams/

Has anyone come across any good articles or books on how to do this?

These articles are for the 3 or 4 over their lifetime, your house is your biggest asset home purchasers. 

I will link a couple articles and will still swing back for more questions, but I mainly wanted to help the OP recognize that through the use of a Land Trust the Due on Sales Clause can be avoided.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/the-traditional-llc-vs-the-series-llc-which-is-better-for-real-estate-investors/https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/07/17/real-estate-asset-protection/