Or if you are trying to pass on property to heirs and you give them LLC shares, they lose the stepped-up basis if you would have just given it to them normally otherwise. 

You may meet others who share your interests by attending the events, workshops, and networking opportunities that these groups frequently organize.Make Connections with Real Estate Agents: Establish connections with agents that focus on investment properties in the real estate market.

Thanks to anyone willing to share information and reading my long post!

What clearly has changed since 2002 is that we have become a one party state and rolled out the welcome mat for half of the nation's homeless and even larger shares of other states' drug addicts, mentally ill and child molesters. 

@John Kim can you share with us your math on an example of how a property is cashflowing?  

I'm looking for any tips or advice from anyone who's started in the last few years on what has worked well for them.Are there any marketing avenues that work best?

You're definitely going to need a tax accountant, and RE attorney to help you out on this one.If your properties are under a company structure, maybe adding the children as partners to the company with some sort of dilution of shares tactic that can mitigate your potential inheritance problem. 

Hopefully some of the answers many generously shared here helped, David.

You said maybe I should think about duplexes and I have..I was thinking about duplexes. then I heard on a podcast someone saying renters would rather a house than a duplex because it’s more like an apartment with the sharing walls.

Im asking if anyone here has any creative ideas that maybe I haven't thought of to get the next deal, as well as any just general tips for getting your second deal.