However:Strategic Tax Planning: Work with a CPA who specializes in real estate to maximize deductions like depreciation, interest, and operating costs.Higher Rents for Premium Properties: Some investors offset the tax by focusing on properties in high-demand areas (downtown Greenville or near universities, for example) where they can charge a premium rent.Short-Term Rentals (STRs): Consider STRs like Airbnb, where higher nightly rates can make the numbers work better than long-term rentals.

Hey James, I'm sure you've found a solution by now considering this post is 2 years old, but for future reference here is what I have found as far as software solutions for managing a handful of rehab projects at once.Construction/Rehabbing Specific PM Software vs Generic PM SoftwaresWhen choosing your software solutions you will need to decide if you prefer a house flipping software that is specifically built for managing a house flipping business or use a generic project management software.  

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An LLC does make sense to protect assets, but will cost some money to set up as you cannot close in an LLC with a VA loan - it would have to be transferred post close.

And if you have to cancel a policy for this you usually get the pro rated premium back so it pays to check and change it if you have to.

I'll check on meetup.com as well, I know sometimes they post meetups on there!

Sorry for the long post but wanted to include all details possible.

I've been investing there for a few years now, helped many others to do so and written about in many posts on BiggerPockets.

If interested, leave a message in this post and I can send you the addresses of who we have already have sent letters.Dennis  

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.