Also good to have a contact at several of the busiest local title companies, as they can keep you posted on the volume of transactions and pricing trends. 

Real estate is a vast industry and requires a clear sense of direction to succeed. 

What I'll be doing is contacting the attorneys before hand to request for the max bid information and arriving early to the auctions to ask the plaintiffs if they have max bid info for any properties I'm interested in.

Owning directly, owning in a Single Member LLC in any state, owning multiple single member LLCs, owning layers of LLCS....in all of those cases, the tax results just flow straight to your personal tax return and are reflected there. 

@Sara Habtom Your question is lender specific meaning you need contact and start asking these questions with a local lender.

Direct contact and coordination with three of our contractors along with ordering and purchasing of all material.

Participate in online forums, go to local real estate meetings, and think about contacting local real estate agents.

This is meant only as an example, but I personally know of 2 specific funds, very trustworthy and experienced, that are paying between 8-12% preferred returns with projected  returns higher.Unless, you want to be more active in your investing or do more direct investing.

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