For Q1, I want to get out of analysis paralysis, pick a market and pull the trigger on my first STR. 

Local investor meetups are also a great place to find a mentor and just talk to other investors in your market.It can be pretty scary buying your first deal, but at some point you need to pull the trigger if investing is truly what you want to do.

Ask the title company or closing attorney.I would think that trying to move the ownership out of the inherited IRA or change the deed might be considered liquidating the IRA and trigger taxes.

Its persistence, jumping on the research and numbers fast, and being ready to pull the trigger when everything looks good.

Portland has gone a step further, imposing requirements almost guaranteed to trigger unintended violations.

@Wiey Underwood Prior to pulling the trigger on a Cost Seg study, you should evaluate 2 things:1 - How much net additional deprecation tax deductions a Cost Seg study would provide: Best way to get this is by requesting a free feasibility analysis from a Cost Seg provider.

Been doing a ton of research on REI over the past few months and am ready to pull the trigger next year.

If your numbers are still good with these variables then pull the trigger. 

Therefore, transferring our jointly owned investment property into my SMLLC would not trigger a due-on-sale clause?

I wish we could have had a talk before you pulled the trigger on this one.