If you didn't know these few nuggets when you started your day today, you can finish the day knowing you increased your knowledge:)If any of the below applies, you won't qualify for conventional financing*S/E <2yrs*Non warrantable condo because of investor concentration or ownership %*Low AGI or other tax related issues*>10 financed properties*Just purchased property, renovated it and want to use new appraised valueThere may be a few other reasons to not qualify for conventional financing, but that's about it I thinkIf you know these things going in, it shouldn't be a mystery coming out right?  

Be warned that surrounding developing SE Asian countries depend a lot on who you know for regulatory issues and absentee ownership would be tough/risky.

 I purchased 5 wooded acres around 2000-2001 in a restricted subdivision outside any city limits in SE Texas.

You will not be subject to SE tax on the income.

I doubt this is something that's monitored in 'real time' per se.  

I know several people who lend out of their SD IRAs in SE Michigan.

Here's a link to a TurboTax article that explains it pretty clearly: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Ren...And a link to the IRS page on the basics of depreciation: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-se...Hope that helps!

@Steven SchusterNot "really" needed, per se. 

We own a duplex in West Grand and a SFR in SE GR as well as a SFR student rental in Kalamazoo.

With time, BP has been opening my mind to the possibilities of including real estate in a balanced, forward-thinking financial portfolio, and I would like to dip my toes in the water.I am from SE Wisconsin originally (Milwaukee area), and have been considering taking my first steps "back home" due to a much lower cost of entry, general familiarity with the area, and a relatively stable rental market.