I work with a well established independent brokerage, Austin Texas Homes, and could not be happier.

I talked with an attorney and his advice was to try to establish a new contract with the squatter.

Steps to take:1 - Establish your set of financial goals. 

As an individual owner, you could walk the units with the current tenants to establish the current state as the standard if/when they move out...?

In terms of being accredited, there're some offering for non-accredited investors once you establish and maintain relationships with the sponsors.

When established correctly and operated well, running by the same rules of an LLC, it does not place the LLC at a higher risk of being pierced. 

This will give you a slight jump start ahead on establishing credit which you will probably need to make this a reality.Second thing that will stand in your way is debt to income ratio.

Hey @Neal Royal Besides what you already are doing, I would set a goal of how many properties you will analyze weekly, establish a criteria of the exact property you are looking for and go after it.If you don't have the funds as of yet, set a goal of weekly savings and of ways to earn side income to expedite the process

Not arguing, just a counter point: Housing/rental shortages are almost always caused by zoning laws and restrictive building codes that make it difficult or even impossible for developers to add to the supply of units in a growing demand area.Often established property owners in the area fight FOR these codes to keep the competition from driving down the rents on their existing buildings. 

Hey all, I'm trying to establish what % of realtors in most USA markets use copywriters to create their Sell and rental listings?