If you're not careful, the administrative requirements can trip you up—but when done right, the savings can be well worth the effort.For those of us scaling our portfolios or actively managing real estate deals, the conversation about structure isn’t just theoretical—it directly impacts how we protect our wealth and position ourselves for long-term growth.What I’ve found is that many investors don’t realize how critical their personal credit is in setting up these entities successfully and accessing the funding they need to operate and grow.

My question is, what about setting up an LLC and/or a land trust to avoid probate when you pass on?

Quote from @Maria Jeanette: I am considering using Equity Trust to set up a self-directed IRA to purchase properties.

We keep "kiddie" as we say backhome which is a pot of money set aside for rainy day fund in case we need to replace appliances, perform repairs or other capital improvements. 

@Tim HoltFrom my experience, house hacking can work well if you focus on minimizing living expenses and setting yourself up for future cash flow.

With insights from experienced brokers, I can set the perfect selling price that'll make everyone smile.

Her contract says nothing about set up fees or early termination; I gave a generous offer to keep $400 as a design fee, but she sent me (2) $30 deadbolts and said the Technology Fee was non-refundable.There's other, better STR management companies out there.

These investors were looking for Passive income, but they didn’t realize they had to fill the role as an Investment banker and they didn’t have the skill set or systems to do that.  

Of course, nobody wants to be the test case, but I've never heard of IRS treating money from a loan as income, ever.I think you would be better off with a long closing date on the purchase and sell your exchange property fast so you can do a conventional 1031, receive conventional financing with one set of start up fees/costs, etc.

I have investors that I set up loans with private money that only use this method because of the speed.