My goal is to invest in real estate, and I believe that building relationships with successful and knowledgeable individuals is crucial to achieving that.I'm currently studying to get my real estate license.

ORYour participation was substantially all the participation in the activity of all individuals for the tax year, including the participation of individuals who didn’t own any interest in the activity.

IRS Publication 537 outlines installment sales (seller financing), which, depending on the seller's individual circumstances, can defer and sometimes reduce the amount of capital gain tax owed. 

Markets are more speculative than individual properties.What you are looking for is limited supply with high population growth.

I'm interested in knowing what the 1) Townhome (TH) rental market AND 2) room rentals are like in Hyattsville, MD (20781) and College Park (20782), specifically: For TH and Individual rooms rentals:- The demographics of those who rent (e.g. students, starter families, commuters, etc.) and behaviors/preference.- Going rate for TH and individual rooms- Demand and saturation levels (how long does it take to rent), length of stay, etc.- Other market trends about the areas TH and individual room rentability - Frequency of renting versus selling in the areaI look forward to the insights you all share!

I don’t know the individual personally, but the people I do know managing multiple units work 6- or more hours per week.  

So some basic numbers on these homes:Total estimated value of all homes including their primary home: 5.8MTotal remaining loans on homes: ~900kInterest rates on these homes range from low 3’s to mid 4’sSo two questions: 1) Do I need to cash out refi each individual home if I want down payment money or can lenders lend based on the entire portfolio?

That goes for individual items as well as fabrics .

Most of the units I owned have room partners so they pay rent by their own individual bank ACH.

If they are not, then the Sheriff removes the individual from the property, gives you access, and then you can remove everything from the rental and place it on the curb.