I'm wondering if there are any banks that keep their owner occupied mortgages in house, so I could sidestep some of these regulations? 

I have been interested in real estate since college and have done a lot of research between watching Youtube videos, listening to podcasts like Bigger Pockets, and practicing real estate sales as an agent.

Most people fail in real estate for various reasons but a some is due to unethical practices.

Those doors will kill a person if they fall on them, hence why regulated for safety features preventing such. 

Do not put in a bid and then bail after you look at it, it’s a bad business practice and your wasting the sellers and agents time.  

If you aren't comfortable going that route, go by a couple local Home Depot stores and you should find guys and trucks out there who can help (I found a handyman that way buying flooring one Saturday morning).If all else fails, there are apps (my neighbor showed me one called Handy) which you can literally book a handyman to come by and fix practically anything.

This is a practice by some less than reputable companies.

Many have, for all practical purposes, lost decision making control. 

Here are some general tiers to liability protection, to get started with before you start an LLC. 1 - policies and procedures - an absolute must, make sure you know landlord tenant law in you state and strictly abide by all rules and regulations.

In practice, the effect of tax savings is usually not included because it can be complicated to calculate.- IRR (Internal Rate of Return) can be used to measure the net return generated by ALL FOUR sources (i.e.