It is extremely difficult for your tax preparer to know if what you give them is right without a balance sheet unless they dig into each transaction which will be very costly.

It can be difficult to provide any predictive info (while scrambling in reaction to a worldwide pandemic), but at least a status update is always good.

@Ella VolneyTypically, you can only find a lender in the country where the property is located and, if you're not a resident there, it will be more difficult if not impossible, depending on the country.When it comes to investors, they need to be open to the idea and then you need to have opportunities that fit within their right risk/return profile.

Today's interest rates are more difficult to do deals but people also did deals at 6-8 or 10+ percent interest in the 90s and for decades prior.

I can't imagine how difficult that is for you and your family.

So this is why it is very difficult to get into multifamily without joining one of these groups. 

Cash out re-fi's are very difficult given the economy and the fact it has been an election year.

I have a bit of anxiety when it comes to meet ups/networking, so I have a difficult time convincing myself to go, but I am working on overcoming this weakness. 

How to set up in 2025 is incredibly difficult.

Continuous participation.This is great if you are talking about an SMB with effectively connected Real Estate.Note rental activity is considered passive unless you meet the RE Pro threshold of 750 hours and more than 1/2 your time.This is the conundrum for passive real estate investors.If you have a full-time job or a large, time-consuming business it can be difficult or impossible to qualify.A huge loss from depreciation if you have one LP investment isn’t going to do anything for you.