Also USAA if you, your parents or your grandparents served in the military. 

., an Illinois LLC or an S-Corp parent) and separate property-level LLCs beneath it.

I think I will long-term rent them most likely as we are nurses and see ourselves taking care of our parents later in life, so ideally we would like to keep the homes.

Hey Nicholas, that’s a great mindset to have starting out!

Great to see you jumping in early and thinking long-term, that mindset will take you far.House hacking is one of the best entry points into real estate, especially if you're planning ahead like this.

Interestingly growing up my family mostly vacationed in Puerto Rico as my grand parents were living at the their home in Vieques for a majority of the year, in my young childhood they owned a hotel in Lincoln, NH one of the most popular mountain destinations in New England.

Sounds like you’re approaching real estate with a strong strategy and mindset, which is key.

Plenty of people succeed in these markets but its more challenging and a mindset of not wanting to provide W/D's may push you into the wrong properties and runs the risk of influencing your investment strategy when W/D's shouldn't.

Lastly, while preparing to take care of your parents is admirable, you have to decide if this is the best way to provide for them later in their lives.

I want to learn and understand the mindset of pulling cash out and redeploying it.