If you do the short-term rental thing right, you will avoid having losses treated as passive.

Old post, but in the short-term the world changed with the recent passing of HR 5376.

@Shiloh Lundahl - The real estate investing ecosystem seems to have been hit very hard, in terms of interest in in-person events, absolutely.

But as long as its not directly in the flight path, it will be okay. 

They are exceedingly rare, thus very expensive, but I believe they represent an excellent long term steady income and store of value.  

If they’re financing, the process already takes time, so a slight delay probably won’t matter.If the home is vacant, maybe they can move some things in as a short-term tenant until closing (if their lender and community allows it).

Hi,I am thinking to hire one duplex with two property managers for each unit (as existing property manager taking too long to find good tenant).

Just trying to get favorable terms as compared to conventional loans.

Real estate has long been praised for its dual ability to generate cash flow and appreciate in value.

(long list of things to be concerned with here)What kind of tenants want to rent  where the property is, and how challenging are they to rent to?