I'm currently working with an estate planning attorney and she said she said we could put the LLC in the Trust but said she was not the best person to advise on the pros and cons of that and that we should talk to a business law attorney.

Your $30k should be your emergency fund and not used for new investments at this time.Consider talking to a CPA or financial advisor.

Thank you it seems that most people I have talked to now are saying not to.

I’m open to either a townhouse or a single-family home, but I’m definitely trying to steer clear of any crazy HOAs that eat into cash flow (you know what I’m talking about!).

I haven't posted in a while, and most I talk to have stated the slack in the market and slowed down with others who have backed off on buying/investing.

I was actually just talking to a student who joined less than a week ago, but it just so happened to coincide with our goal setting/accountability call.

Talk to accountants before trying this.

The participation must be regular, continuous, and substantial as defined by the IRS.

Better to keep rent 5-10% below market, but keep a tenant long-term.If you can handle all this, you MIGHT be ready to be a real estate mogul.Otherwise, you may want to get out of your own way and hire a PMC to manage your property better.Let us know how this goes before you continue dreaming about anything else:)

I stopped listening to the BP podcast when Brandon & especially David Greene shifted almost entirely into talking about mindset.