You could start a PM company that handles subsidized housing program recipients primarily but I am not sure of the economics of that as it is not my specialty.

Unfortunately, people in the trades are often good at their trade but poor at managing their business.

To answer your last question, my realtor has contractor contacts I should be able to leverage for rehab budget estimates, as well as family friends with experience in the construction trades.

Starting all over from scratch... my gray hair is turning back black....LOL.   

I mean can you consistently provide an industry standard finished product similat to what the licensed trades would provice)

While I often “trade” properties, a friend of mine is a buy and hold guy.  

So I start with the sponsor first.

One thing is for certain:  The basis in 2025 or 2026 will be a better starting point than 2022.  

Flat Fee MLS Brokers for sellers have been around for a long time, but Flat Fee Broker/Agents for buyers with a cash credit/rebate of the buyer agent commission are quite new and just starting to get some market share.

But the rental too does have to meet the "active conduct of a trade or business" threshold, which does mean you wouldn't qualify to use section 179 if you have a rental that is managed entirely by someone else and you aren't at least overseeing it and making decisions about the management of it.I mostly disagree with the reply suggesting that you need to have an LLC to take the section 179 deduction.