Joe, I can say that a lot of people avoid the West End/Portland areas, but I believe those people are short-sighted or unable to see the potential in these areas. 

I helped the cashier at a 7/11 buy a house because I know that how much money I make is proportional to how many people I talk to about real estate.

Some of the other work will be done by handymen or other people. 

I know a few people that operate in the new england area with STRs and do well so don't feel like you can't do something closer to home.

A common source of Subject To deals is people in distress (foreclosure) who have a pending sale date.

Earlier in the day Engelo warned me not to waste his peoples time.

There's certainly no right or wrong answer, and as you say, everyone has their own opinion, but generally I think you will find most people on this site having the opinion that such an involved structure may be overkill (of course, no one has a crystal ball either).California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

I speed-read it all but I'd bet most people won't...2) I need interest rates to go down right now so I can buy a couple of rentals.

https://www.zillow.com/research/2024-hottest-market-33566/My thought is that a lot of people are going to look to jump in, so if you're there already....great.

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