The city is crushing it and folks are finally waking up to it.

It makes sense to rent and save up that extra money to apply towards a future purchase. 

There is a FB group for Connecticut real estate investors and I believe they are folks who are active members of CTREIA. 

Zenda is a very small town so I question the demand for folks wanting to live there so that effects both flips and LTR and is a far enough distance from Geneva Lake that IDK the demand for STR so all of these things must be considered. 

I've always been curious on this one as I run into a ton of folks that did taxes incorrectly on turbotax/h&R/etc...and for the question, I think reaching out to a local CPA or to Michael above and just paying for it may be far easier than trying to deal with the IRS yourself.

However, this might expose your operational LLC to risks associated with your rental properties, which could be mitigated by keeping them separate.Cons: Separating Y from X could provide an extra layer of protection.

Love that you already have some Columbus folks reaching out to you!

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We do not have any whole houses, but I know folks that do. 

Quote from @Spencer Riche: In my view, now is a prime time to make a move in the market .I agree for two reasons. 1) The perceived 'high rates' are keeping a lot of investors on the sidelines....newbies, younger folks, the timid investors, etc...2) The rates are low enough in reality to make many deals work.