If you are inclined to go down the DST route, I would highly recommend going with a RIA who can help save you on fees and provide true due diligence analysis.

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The asset is going to keep gaining equity.

I'm tempted to go with $7.99/month of "Quicken Business & Personal". 

@Jorge Liang Closing the loan under your personal name saves about $1,200 in lender points, but transferring the title to an LLC later comes with costs and risks.

So I'm with you in going after low crime areas. 

@Justin Brin Yes, you can elect to aggregate your rental properties for Qualified Business Income (QBI) purposes, but once you do, you must continue to aggregate those same properties in future years unless there is a significant change in circumstances (such as disposing of a property).

My goal is to go under contract my third property in the next 2- 8 weeks and purchase for short term rentals within the next 2-3 months.

Even more exciting, I’m already getting my second property under contract tomorrow with my partner.A huge thanks to everyone for the incredible content!

Property managers frequently consider smaller properties unproductive, whereas larger properties allow for more efficient operations and the potential to hire an in-house property manager and maintenance team.With just under 20 units on the site, you must be hands-on.