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Greetings BP community, I recently joined a national senior care living development team. I'm coming from smaller scale mixed use development and fundraising. I'm data driven and would love to immerse myself in IL, ...

The thread addresses a different topic, the Real Estate Professional status, but the same principle applies to the hours in both contexts.

Unfortunately, this problem waste a lot of my time that could be spent on other investments.I have used the same tax professional for many years and he is very educated, but also much older than me and it's hard for me to understand all the reasons he has expressed why is better to put the rental on my personal tax returns.

The marketing copy and photo captions, professional photos, and weekly activity on the OTA listing, makes a big difference in bookings.

I do a meetup in Mesa on Saturday morning's which is a good place to come meet even more RE professionals and investors.You have the experience so now you just need the right strategy to grow the portfolio.

I’m looking to expand my network and connect with other investors, realtors, and real estate professionals—especially those who are growth and collaboration-oriented.

This is not the best way to invest in real estate as you lose out on principal pay down but it gets you instant income that you can make mostly passive by hiring out the property management.

While finding a local CPA is important, consider the option of working with remote professionals who specialize in real estate and small business taxes.

That said, I highly recommend speaking with a local professional in the DFW area to get insights tailored to your specific goals.