Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Syndications and passive investing are frequent topics of discussion in the forums.

So if the landlord only owns one four-plex, or two duplexes, or a single and triplex, and the landlord is a natural person (not a corporation or partnership), or the landlord is an LLC in which all members are natural persons (no corporate or partnership members in the LLC), the landlord can still require two month’s rent as security deposit.So for those CA investors who invest in properties with four rentals or less, and place each rental property into its own LLC, and the LLC members are all natural persons, those investors can continue to require two month’s rent as security deposit.

I am new to real estate investing. 

A business partner and I are working together to start investing in distressed properties with the goal of eventually flipping and renting apartments.

I think this is the next wave of the future for "mobile" home park investing. 

For example, if you buy a $400k home and put 20% down (say its investment) your loan is $320k.

Lots of options.Good Investing...

The difference only comes into play with rentals or other holding investments. 2.

A lot of the residental owners want the investment properties out.