The key to it all is maintaining corporate filings and documents, both with the state and internally with the LLC itself, and to document the entire structure with an LLC agreement that is specific to real estate and is not just a generic LLC agreement that you can find online.

Also, I've read some aspects that are needed to look at a certain market, but if anyone has any tips for this I am more than happy for accept new information!

Any other tips to find a great brokerage are greatly appreciated. 

My passion for renovating houses started early on in my life, back when “This Old House” was the only reno show on TV.

If employers search online before hiring someone, landlords should absolutely search before renting to someone too. 

Not that location *necessarily* matters, but would it help to take some online real estate inspection courses for Florida (if they exist) to make sure I know what to look for when making purchases down there?

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ok i was just wondering as a first time home buyer would this be a big mistake going online and using websites like Trulia zillow etc to look for my house and just contact that listing agent and set up a meeting to look at the house and if i like just buy it at the listing price? 

Thanks for the tip @Bill Hampton. 

Looking around online it seems other condos in the area are renting for $1300-$1400 a month.