I would appreciate it if you could help me set up a team towards investing in rental properties.I will be self funding my initial investment but will use refinance to fund subsequent investments.I will appreciate your guidance.Suhael Ahmed

I self manage our rentals (we had been using Empire but I want happy with their services) and use Cozy to run background/credit along with all the paperwork.

Don't be defensive but address their concern and show anyone that reads their review that the host is active and cares about feedback.

My dad, a carpenter self-employed for 30+ years, was working on the house next door, and saw him cutting the grass one day and struck up a conversation with him, he said "Have her make me an offer".

It is properly called ordinary business income and is taxed at the same rate as your W2 income, PLUS 15% self-employment tax which is Social Security + Medicare.

Have you thought about self managing the property @Peter Faulkner?

If you are self-managing, that's a different conversation. 

I, like you, have a handful of my own STR properties that I self manage, and manage just shy of 20 STR properties located in Bryan / College Station, Tx for out of state/country investors. 

@Dayana Castellon I self manage and had spent the last six months focusing more on direct booking marketing.

- Lots of Equipment (R&D Facilities, Car Washes)- Gas Stations (100% 15 year properties)- Movable walls (self storage)You can find anywhere from 15-35% of the purchase price of a typical apartment complex is this type of property.More of it means less tax for you from higher depreciation amounts!