Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I'd love to hear if anyone has become a licensed/certified home inspector to support their journey as a real estate investor.

Unless you are someone who is going to take advantage of the leverage offered in an FHA loan, I am generally in favor of purchasing investment real estate in an LLC.  

@Jason BibleUBIT exposure would be in the case of an IRA. 401k is exempt from UBIT on leveraged real estate. 

That way, investors can manage their properties in a real estate-specific system while keeping their accounting streamlined in QBO.

Hey everyone, I’m Robin, based in San Francisco, and I’m actively working to acquire 4–20+ unit multifamily properties in the McAllen-Edinburg area for long-term cash flow and wealth-building.I come from a real estate background—my dad was a general contractor and inspector with over 5,000 inspections, and my mom was an appraiser for a decade.

However, if you partner with the right one, they will be instrumental to your real estate growth.As @Angie Keefe mentioned, your bookkeeper needs to specialize in Real Estate or thoroughly understand the industry because it is very balance sheet-heavy.

I currently have a rental property and am looking at getting my real estate license and building a property management and property maintenance company to serve my investments and potentially others.  

House hacking is often promoted as the easiest way to get into real estate—buy a property, rent out part of it, and let tenants cover your mortgage.

I have been a Real Estate investor for about 35 years and have never experienced such incompetence.