Of course if your not in the area, you can’t use my method of keeping an eye out (or getting a call from employees) for the scratch and dents.  

I'm new to these forums and hoped to ask my first question - for those that have already reached their goals of financial independence, or are are getting close and making plans, I'm curious to hear where you have chosen to live and locate your primary residence or where you're eyeing to do so? 

Asset protection is a good consideration, however it can have an impact on other areas, like cash flow and tax. 

The creativity, the relationships, and of course the path to financial freedom have opened my eyes to exactly what I want to do post Army.

@Daniel Harbuz ; absolutely eye opening ! 

And it's awfully easy with a land contract to create a document that is so tight to protect the buyer that it crosses the threshhold of "risk of loss passing" which means that even though the deed doesn't change all of the benefits and obligations of ownership go to the buyer. 

I am going through the steps to understand real estate investing better and want to get things heading in the right direction as i start investing in more rentals to grow my portfolio, one recommendation i have read and been told is to put my properties in a LLC and maybe even grab a holding company from Wyoming for protection down the road.

It does the following: Breaks the corporate veil so your LLC now offers no legal protection as you've intermingled funds with your personal. 

My apartment is in lower income part of D.C. there's still a lot of crime, "D" became my eyes and ears of the apartment giving me invaluable information.

I am looking for a sample purchase & assignment contract that would protect me while doing wholesale deals.