Sometimes I wonder if people just feel better about themselves to spend all those nights and weekends on real estate when, realistically speaking, they would have earned just as good a return (or pretty close to it) by investing in a stock market index fund and had way more free time in life  I realize my premise here is antithetical to the whole notion of BiggerPockets so of course bigger pockets hates me writing this, as do all real estate agents and property managers, but it’s the truth and everyone needs to think about it

But let me clarify another critical point that you seem to miss.When you have rental properties, your rent income ("gross income") does not matter for taxes.

I wanted to share what just happened with me these last couple of months, and could desperately use some guidance to get back on track.

If you have any questions or need a sanity check - feel free to reach out to me in the DMs or contact info in bio.

Let me know how things are going!

If you need more guidance, DM me and I can point you in the right direction.Good luck!

They shop around for me and find me the best deal.

Padsplit seems like a neat idea to me, but seems expensive. 

For the first few, having a GC work with me, I think it will allow me to get a better understanding of how to recognize scope of work.That said, how much are GCs charging for home flips? 

Real-life reps, to me, means seeing properties in person, whatever your asset class.