This is a very important aspect if you are buying properties.

Would that begin to build credit or is all of that of no benefit without consistent business income or use of the credit?

a lot of your marketing will need to consistent.

I'd think the ongoing management fees should be consistent with each area's market rates for these services.

Keep in mind every aspect of your potential renter's story is verifiable.

I guess they will just sit there for the time being and I'll set up a new entity next time I buy a rental.My goal was really to keep the operational aspects of my business as simple as possible while maintaining flexibility... it appears that's a bit of a pipe dream, but two entities and two bank accounts is rather simple so that's ok.This does bring up one additional question.

I am simply not interested in doing something for money, if it doesn't have an aspect that I really enjoy doing.Later on I got into wholesaling vacant lots in a particular neighborhood that was a warzone in the '90's and the city tore all these decrepit houses down.

Just about every property I've purchased has required some type of work and having a good understanding of that aspect of things is HUGE!

If you have a feel for what interests you in particular then you can check out the forums that relate to that aspect.

Get educated on the different aspects of real estate then pick a path to focus on.