@Robin HughesAre you only interested in investing in nightly rental properties in Texas?

What the speaker was saying, was to set up a trust and an llc, the llc will own the property but the trust will own the llc. this makes it harder for lawyers and creditors to find out who actually owns the house. you should check with an attorney and your state laws to find out if that would give you that protection at all, before diving into that.

So last night I was listening to the live podcast and going Pro seems quite nice in the "long run".

This is a great site to dive in on. 

I did not go last night, for a few reasons.

Its more fun making money together, and I appreciate your out-reach and advice as I dive in as an active investor for the first time.About me...Economist by education (petrified of analysis paralysis), spent a number of years in real estate tech building & managing buyer lead gen solutions at realtor.com for agents & brokers, and adding SaaS (Software as a Service) utilities that help incubate buyer & seller leads until they're ready for a face to face meeting.

We ran "comps" last night for the area.

One of those moved out in the middle of the night and the vacancy was filled within a week with a tenant that now pays 3-months in advance every quarter. 

I wish I could have made it to last night's meeting but hopefully you'll see me at the next one!

Haha I read this article last night: http://chicago.curbed.com/2016/11/2/13496906/chica...Now of course, the Cubs going to the world series doesn't happen every year, but I think it could be profitable.