I am a self employed real estate investor in my first year of real estate investing.

Also, the inception of the traditional IRA was due to a rollover of a 401(k) after a change in employers.

If you look specificly at a markets Class A vacancy, it can be used as a barometer to see how the market is doing with employment.

We live in Oklahoma and file a joint return.How do we set this up to avoid paying self employment tax on the rental llc return?

The 25% "vacancy" is used to offset maintenance, fees, and vacancy.However, you cannot use the rental income from the vacating property unless it's 100 miles away minimum, or other exceptions (enlarging family size, employer-forced move, etc.) so your income would have to cover your vacating property plus the new property (minus 75% of the rented units.)

Then 2008 happened and as a realtor in his early 20s with no established business, I found employment elsewhere.

Also ask about employment in that specific area.

What I bring to the table:- Stable income/employment history- Handy and technically minded- Great with excel and programming, should translate well to custom analysis tools and automation- Commitment and discipline to spend the next decade grinding and doing whatever (legally and ethically) it takes to be successful.Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you to everyone involved with bigger pockets for facilitating this community.  

We are self employed and do not have enough history to get a mortgage.

Since turn key companies consistently use the same crews and usually keep them fully employed, the can control their labor costs more and control the quality of work; Contractors can be hard to manage when you're local.