Quote from @Gregory Wilson: A few things there, Brendan.First, an LLC with you as a member and your (wife, son, pal, etc.) partner as a 1% member will file a Form 1065 which is about one tenth as likely to be audited by the IRS as a Form 1040 with a Schedule E rental activity (which I presume you will attempt to show is an active business).Second, you want an LLC because when your local Alabama handyman drives his girlfriend's uninsured truck into a van load of U of A medical school interns on I-22 when he goes  to get some shingles for your roof, on your business, you don't lose everything you have or ever will have to an uninsured claim. 

I find that it's almost a one stop shop in that I can use it for my business checking and savings accounts, bookkeeping, for rent collection, I can issue virtual credit card, I can create all the financial reports I need to run my real estate business and prepare for tax filing and through their partners I can vet my tenants, develop state-specific leases and more.

Vet your contractors and engage partners if you don't have the experience for the job.

If you partner with the right agent and use the advice and mentorship that Bonnie's group is offering, you should be in good shap! 

My business partner and I have a monthly fix/flip forum we hold in Scottsdale and mainly just work with flippers/investors. 

At some point your business partner will want his cut (Federal Gov).

My partner and I have a flip that we will be starting in mid march as well!

My wife used to work for a real estate team that partnered with one of their guys.

I attended the RALA 3-day training in Phoenix and took a couple of online courses as well, and while I found these courses to be very valuable in helping get a clearer understanding of the space and what it might take to be successful, I eventually I found it most beneficial to bring in a partner/advisor who has built residential assisted living facilities here in Texas and has been running them successfully.

.📊 The 24-Hour Results:✅ 695 New Contacts✅ 100% Email Open Rate✅ 15 House Tour Requests✅ 2 Applications Submitted🔥 The Strategy: Livingsmith Partnership Database ApproachOn Friday, January 24, 2025, we launched a simple but highly effective outreach approach to attract potential tenants and partners.