By tapping into my network and refining my negotiation skills, I opened up a world of possibilities—opportunities to grow my portfolio faster and smarter.Off-market deals have become the backbone of my real estate strategy, allowing me to grow my portfolio faster with less stress.

Regarding your second question, are you asking if those activities help meet the IRS material participation tests or qualify you as a real estate professional?

We had to make sure we sidestepped them and only added information to the correctly entered, active applications.

These expenses can create a paper loss, which may offset other passive income or carry forward to future years.If you qualify for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) or actively manage a Short-Term Rental (STR), the losses can be applied against your active W-2 or business income, reducing your overall tax liability.

But it's probably less stressful for most people to be ignorant of what's really going on around them.

It's really nervy and stressful to buy a property.

There are a lot of active agents in Columbus on here.

Because with an HOA in tow that means your not doing it alone, you have active "partners" who will be taking care of a slew of things so think of it like training wheels. 

(**Do Not Accept part of the rent other wise you have to go back to start all over)Ten Day Notice of Eviction The Ten Day Notice is used if the landlord needs to evict the tenant for violating the terms of the lease, such as unauthorized pets, illegal activity, etc.

Also, running a flip with no money and hoping you get a good return with all the other stuff going on in the background starts to add stress, and you end up not enjoying it.