I wouldn't cheap out on a rental either, just that you wouldn't want to put a Jacuzzi tub in a mid class rental. but if you have a high end rental or sale, you might benefit with the upgrade.

We self-manage and therefore focus on class A properties that we can manage all over the country.

We specialize as buy and hold investors who self manage out of state investors in class A properties.

I will suggest that creative finance might be a great place to get started and my good friend @Brian Gibbons is a world class creative finance person.I would also suggest that joint venturing with a experienced real estate operator will put you in a better position to raise money.  

WE buy class A neighborhood houses that I can manage from anywhere. 

I am currently taking a pre-liscening class in order to get my real estate license.

I'm going to get the laundry facility up and operational and I'm going to do a facelift to the complex in hopes to attract a better tenant class.  

In california a broker must have 2 years experiences as a agent and must take additional classes, they also have more responsibility in regards to their understanding. 2.

We self-manage and therefore focus on class A properties that we can manage all over the country.

This can be done using Class B shares, which would not give them a voting right in the LLC.There's a great discourse on LLC's at the website for Lone Star Land Law.