Real estate activities are typically considered passive activities, and the IRS restricts passive losses to offsetting only passive income.

Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

The last house I bought, was brought to me off-market by my agent, and it's seeming that off-market is the only way to get good properties without the MLS prices.I've recently got a nice business card printed up, and would like to start a direct mailer campaign, using BatchLeads to find multifamily properties in the local towns that I wish to invest in.I have a pretty strict criteria about what I'm looking to purchase at this time:-Legal 2-or-more unit large Multifamily (not required to be owner occupied)-Each unit should be at least 3 bedrooms (so if it's a duplex, it needs to be 6+ bedrooms)-Sewer (not septic)-Gas (not oil)A lot of this information is not readily available online, so once I start my mailers, I'm sure I'm going to find people who eventually respond, but that don't have criteria which match what I'm looking for.I feel like it would be a waste if I paid a bunch of money for direct mailers, and then someone reaches out to me to sell, but their house doesn't match the criteria of what I'm looking for -- I don't know anything about wholesaling.What can I do to monetize these leads, or is the answer is that I need to learn So we believe no lead is a bad lead.

Here's a summary of the reasons: With inflation now in the 2% range, the Fed needs to lower interest rates from their current "restrictive level" (Powell's words) to prevent a recession.

They seem complicated, lock up your money and have a lot of restrictions. 

Although the concept of a remarketing campaign has been around for over a decade, it often only gets a small mention in various courses.

Red flags to watch for in a house hack deal include high vacancy rates in the area, poor property conditions, or unexpected zoning restrictions.

An increasing number of cities are placing restrictions on short term rentals, including on the Oregon Coast, believing that they cause a housing shortage for locals. 

The sad, strange truth is that the success rate for converting leads into contracts can vary greatly from keyword to keyword.For example, in one of our recent campaigns, we were generating multiple leads every week from a keyword related to the term “Home buyers.”