Greetings BP community,I recently went to a BP meetup and got talking about asset protection and entity structure.Now apart from consulting with a lawyer or CPA, does anyone have any recommended books or web sources that would help me understand how LLC's and Trust work and what you need to do to operate them correctly?

My understanding is that Keller Williams is more traditional but really specializes in training and helping you in person. eXp is has tons of awesome training too but you use a web platform to access it which is great if you are more computer savvy and will to learn online.  

I am not allowed to rent one of my units on the STR market so I rely totally on renting it by the semester and over the summer via SabbaticalHomes and the university off-campus web sites.

Here are the two links to support the above:  http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.oh.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm

In my opinion, they flood the web with fictitious positive reviews to make it more difficult to find the bad ones.  

I just searched the web and called everyone listed as a Maryland hard money lender.

Now the trip advisor app and similar web sites allow us to find what we want.

They have a mobile app and their web page is mobile friendly.  

These don’t form over emails, solicitations from LinkedIn, Craigslist, or any other place on the web, in general.

So I'll be brief:1) search through old BP posts2) decide how much time/funds you can devote to real estate investing3) select the strategies with the niche based on your criteria aboveHere're the article to help you get started:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/86621-six-steps-approach-to-getting-started-in-real-estateFeel free to PM if you have any questions.