Hello, beginner real estate investor here! In 2020 I graduated from Indiana University of Bloomington with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Since graduating four years ago, I moved to Downtown Indianapolis and began my...

The investment side of the REIT is purchasing the loans from their subsidiary lenders at cost -- it even says so in their 10k's / quarterly meetings. 

STR standard depreciation is 39 years @Andy Lanyi@Jonathan Cooper even if you take Bonus Depreciation as @Basit Siddiqi highlighted the remainder 40% will be prorated using the Half-year convention or Mid-quarter convention used in line with what you read in IRS Pub 946 

IDEALLY, we would like to find a property that has or is capable of being converted into a “mother in law”, “ADU”, “Casita”, or any other separate living quarters in which we could rent out the main portion to a tenant (short term or long term) and then use the separate space as our own for when we come and go with business.

•Tax Savings Account: To save for quarterly or yearly tax payments.

I literally don't expect to speak to my tenants more than once a quarter. 

Been with them 8 years, they've never missed a payment and they give detailed quarterly status reports. 

I include a quarterly HVAC inspection clause in my lease.   

I would probably structure it as debt like a loan and possibly break it up into quarterly payments or whatever you think will work best for you as far as repayment. you can get creative....

We have already finished speculative designs for a typical quarter hectare (2500m2) 12-17 unit boutique holiday and residential apartment complex on the south side of Tulum on the Kukulkan Road connecting the town to the beaches.