I need experienced realtors, boots-on-the-ground, and contractors who have worked on fix & flip projects before and know what it takes to get the job done efficiently.If you’re local to Columbus and have the experience, I’d love to connect!

I have had this problem before ( a couple years ago) I just re-booted my laptop, restarted their app, and kept trying.

The "boot" (cash or non-like-kind property you received, which is $190k in this case) is taxable.

I can also be boots on the ground.

We put together a Joint Venture, you be the boots on the ground, I be the brains and teach you how to do these and we split the difference if successful.

I am willing to do anything as far as working calendars for your airbnb operation, being your boots on ground for your out of state properties (I live in College Station Texas), anything that I can do to be of value, in return for some guidance to success in the real estate world. 

There’s definitely some areas to avoid (QMP among others) so get some boots on the ground and go get out and look yourself too before proceeding.

The LLC has nothing to do with this because you aren't getting a loan to a new LLC as a new investor with no track record unless you have a long-standing relationship with a local community bank or credit union.It's good that you have boots on the ground in Birmingham, but I can tell from the way you laid it out that you have done research online and made a plan based on this.

I would argue that the MOST IMPORTANT factor for success will be a boots on the ground team that knows the STR market in and out.

On the one hand, the mentor courses / boot camps / common advice (including many here on BP) is to just set up an LLC but when I've discussed it with professionals, they argue against it.