In my experience, allowing these professionals to guide you can be highly beneficial, as they are likely to recommend properties they would be comfortable managing.

If you found a few handymen you could rely on, and make a trip out there for a few days to get things set up with shopping, decorating, and furnishing the STR that would remove the red flag of the property manager, and significantly boost your material participation hours to clear one of the thresholds.

We had a mentor guide us through the process.

.- Once your time is more impotant to you then the cost of a PMC, you can hire one.2) Hire a PMC to guide you on your first rental and learn from their expertise.- You can buy additional properties and DIY manage those, perhaps leaning on the PMC for any issues you're not sure how to handle on your own.Good luck:)

The type of home you can get in White House is a different universe compared to what you'll get in Nashville if you're trying to be 5 mins from the urban core.Make a list of what is MOST important to you and that will guide your decision making.

I have a question maybe someone can guide me to the right source,I have a client who's house I am buying, she is currently in foreclosure and refuses to rent.

Partnering with an experienced local agent will be key—they can guide you through the market and help identify the best opportunities.

The tax benefits of bonus depreciation can lead to massive savings but losses won’t help one bit if you can’t use them.
Before you buy a cost seg, you need to know the rules:
Tax all starts with the types of income....

(that is, assuming you've hired an agent with experience, market knowledge, and the wisdom to be able to guide you to what you're looking for). 

Would love to hear what’s guiding your decision-making!