Melisa Justice, and she helped me navigate the entire Journey, it was a process not too long, it took about a month, and the process would have been definitely very hard being that I was on a different state by Melissa made it a lot smother, she was very responsive to all my questions (and I had a lot of questions), she helped me find a lender that would fit better for my financial situation, once I was pre-approved she connected me with the right property inspectors, and all through out the process she kept in touch pointing me the right direction all the way until closing day, all this to say I Definitely recommend her for any body the is finally ready to take the plunge and get started with their real estate carrier, I definitely will get in touch with her when I'm ready to buy my next property!

You can contribute up to $69,000 combined as an employer and employee depending on your income.

They are known as the Winthrop Factors-The purpose for which the property was initially acquiredThe purpose for which the property was subsequently heldThe extent of improvements made to the propertyThe number and frequency of sales over timeThe extent to which the property has been disposed ofThe nature of the taxpayer’s business, including other activities and assetsThe amount of advertising/promotion, either directly or through a third partyThe listing of the property for sale through a brokerThe purpose of the held property at time of sale; the classification as an investor or dealer is determined on a property-by-property basis.To me intentionally buying a property to renovate it to resell it for profit, twice in the same year, and opened an entity to do it in ....is going to be ordinary income and not capital gains. 

Based on a quick answer from Perplexity it seems like there would be no issue with you buying the home and collecting passive income, but you may not be allowed to manage it yourself since that is considered active work.

The trend has been increasing amounts of credit card debt, but not as big of a jump as disposable income on a macro level. 

Hello @Shunnel Williams,Sorry to hear of the challenges on your first deal.

@Max Gallagher good call on the umbrella policy!

After I bought my place, I found a tenant on Craigslist.

Don't get too focused on letting the MLS be your deciding factor on a good investment.That would be where I would start and then from there move to connect with a team on the ground.

Section 8 sounds like a gold mine but it has its challenges that only boots on the ground can really help with.