S-Corps are generally for active income (think Flip, Real Estate Agrent) andLLCs are generally for passive income (like rentals/STRs

Quote from @Daniel Saravia: anybody here had bought real estate using self directed IRA?

Jaron Walling said something that caught my attention, "search for and buy a bad roof, leverage it during the negotiation"....especially of the property has been sitting on the market longer than normal for the current market, a "bad roof" might be a gift from the real estate genie.My point is this: get good at estimating and fixing a bad roof (or any particular problem found with most houses that sit on the market longer) and you'll get comfortable buying/fixing properties that scare off other buyers. 

Owning real estate is not passive.

There are plenty of varying job opportunities in the real estate industry.Ask yourself: What skills do you have?

My real estate agent thinks I'll only get 1.1 million for my home but due to a few factors I think it should be more. 1.

They are going to have the real costs and lessons learned that will save you lots of time and potentially headaches. 

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

This has got to be easy street buying tax liens and deeds.VIRTUAL wholesaling, VIRTUAL tax lien investing, VIRTUAL auction bidding…..REAL BANKRUPTCY! 

Don't conflate the one-off thing with Gamestop with what real investors with real money have on their radar.