@Steve CrispIf you meet the material participation guidelines and qualify for the short term rental loophole you should get a free cost segregation estimate to see how much you would benefit from the accelerated depreciation. 

I wanted to bring in more houses, I wanted to take pictures with the guys and our remodeled houses like trophies and make media to bring in more sales, perhaps joint venture with other investors and grow a really strong powerhouse of a team and take on tough, challenging places and really beautify an old neighborhood.

Most are flimsy, thrown-together with uber cheap materials. 

It's a tough market, no matter what platform you're on.

Little paint and the contractor I found let me buy the material and only charged me labor.

While there are definitely benefits to running a fund, it's tough to achieve success with funds as a beginner because oftentimes investors are attracted to the track record of the person or team running the fund. 

Read as much material as possible and go to some local RE meet ups.

Materialism is his love language.

- Warrney => insurance => make money by delaying & denying claims.6) PMC - finding a good one is TOUGH!

The numbers could make sense if you do STR, but it's still tough because the pricing for multis is high and the long-term rental return isn't that great.