However, if single-family homes prove financially viable, I’m happy to continue building in that niche.Since these homes and projects are significantly cheaper than my market, the risk is relatively lower for me and can do at least two at a time.The ChallengeOne of the biggest hurdles is finding reliable contractors and subcontractors in the area.

Selling now prioritizes liquidity and growth opportunities, while holding benefits from long-term appreciation and rental income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

My suspicion is, in this relatively relaxed lending environment, you will do well to learn for 100-500 hours and then just get started.

There are online platforms like Rentable.com that will handle opening the correct accounts / all compliance tasks related to managing deposits 

Was that a past career in sales, management, or something related to real estate?

To learn how to solve a relatable problem. 

So long as your original fee to open the account is booked as a personal contribution to your business and all the transactions are business-related, it seems like your best solution until you get back stateside.

I also wanted to benefit from tax saving before the years end with a new property purchase.

However, the LLC is grandfathered in, and so they are saying we would be able to still operate this if we purchased and managed under the LLC.Obviously a lot going on here, and I am still relatively new to this world (would be first STR in Nash).

I bought a single family because I thought I could house hack in the same way as a duplex and in ways it certainly could have and did work but I didn't expect the relational aspects of having people living in a property I purchased.