In almost all cases when investors first come to us we say utilize the conventional route as much as you can. 

Biggest things you’ll want your cpa to guide you through;Material participation- there’s three tests; 500 hours; 100 hours and more than anyone else’s time, and substantially all the activity.

I don't know all the details.

Hello all,What have you seen re: water meters.

Hey all, first time landlord with ~3 months experience here.I brought a tenant in 3 months ago with an insurance company paying the rent (tenant's house is being repaired after a fire).

The management company has replied that they don't coordinate with neighbors and just want me to cover the cost of all the repairs. 

Knowing where you stand at all times means you can scale confidently and with precisionI’d love to hear from you!

Quote from @Allison Cutlip: Hi all, My boyfriend and I are buying our first home that is a duplex, planning to live in one unit and rent the other side.

Plus licensing is crazy expensive.There are issues all over the place here and getting anything to cash flow is a tough row to hoe.

For the first 10 houses (all residential single family homes), we would get a typical landlord insurance policy and our properties are owned in either my husband or my name (not through an LLC).