Success requires thorough screening, clear boundaries, budgeting, networking, and staying informed about local rental laws, and market trends.Good luck!

My wife and I have been buying, flipping and renting for 15 years.  

Hopefully you have found some good information here to get started.

I have been using my own agent off and on but wondering if it makes more sense to just use the seller agent since they may be motivated with double commission?Most of the time my agent screenshots their texts back and...

I would love to have a meeting to discuss possible strategies, questions that we have, and we are serious about investing in a property as long as the numbers make sense.4) Also, if there is any Investment Community I would love to join, meet up with some investors so we can share some knowledge / valuable information.

So I am curious why they suddenly need this information. 

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

I started looking into real estate as a way to financial independence around that time and was offered to buy my first property by a family member who was looking to leave the investment world.

Only buy stuff, even for your room, that you plan on leaving behind when you buy your next home.

Looking to do the same, buying from Alibaba that is.