@Deshen TangDo you want to be in control and more active, or completely passive? 

If you're active in the area or have any tips on how to break into the local market, l'd love to connect and learn from you!

One is focused on real estate and its all military folks and vets (I'm active duty Navy) and the other one is focused on being well rounded, while also building wealth and passive income.

However, I'm excited to be a more ACTIVE member moving forward! 

I have a 5-year old mutt who’s my best friend, recently engaged to my fiancé of 5 years, aspiring Adirondack angler, learning JavaScript and Golang, self-taught whiskey “sommelier”, Lego fanatic, and car geek.

In a nutshell, can I offset my gain in box10 with loss from box2 and other passive activity losses (eg.

There are 7 material participation tests and these are the 3 most common for real estate investors AND you need to meet one of them: Spend more than 500 hours on your rental businessDo substantially everything for the rental businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doAnother way to offset non-passive income (e.g.

., 2 bedrooms (5.3%), 3 bedrooms (6.5%), 4 bedrooms (17.4%)​​.Market Activity:Increased number of homes for sale and sold, suggesting a dynamic and active real estate market.

I fund a few folks that buy them though ( I am the Money) and a few states activity is back up.   

You participated in the activity for more than 500 hours.2.