Consult a real estate CPA or tax attorney to assess if the benefits outweigh the fees and risks for your situation, and consider alternatives like 1031 exchanges or installment sales for simpler strategies.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Were you able to find a way to make that income count, or did you pursue alternative strategies to qualify for financing?

Another alternative is to have a negative cash flow by putting down less.

MTR arbitrage may allow an owner less hassle and equal profit from their unit compared to the other available alternative of LTR.3.

If your primary has a net $1M appreciation you’ll only pay $100k cap gains tax - that’s a lower alternative than what you propose.

What is the best alternative flooring that you would recommend? 

I understand the challenges and competition in this field and am willing to put in the time and effort to learn and grow.If you have any advice on how someone in my position could gain practical experience or alternative ways to get started in real estate without significant initial capital, I’d be eager to hear your thoughts.Thank you for your time! 

Alternatively, partnering with a reliable GC can help you scale without adding extra responsibilities.

They are going to be the cheaper alternative for SFR, so in theory you should get some decent appreciation gain and good tenant pool.3.

Alternatively have parent LLC that is registered in CA, but now you expose each LLC to the other.