Nice try, but this time does not count.In order to meet 750 hours, your wife will need one of the below:- do something else real estate related, like wholesaling or realtor- actively work on expanding your rental portfolio - have an extensive DIY rehab, like a month-long full-time rehab (and then she might need another kind of rehab)- a calamity such as multiple properties damaged in a storm where she will have to deal with insurers and contractors- something else out of the ordinaryAgain - if all you have is 9 single-family properties with stable tenants and typical occasional maintenance - you don't have enough work to collect 750 hours.

@Shayan SameerThe non-paying tenant could impact your short-term cash flow, so consider the potential costs and timeline of eviction in your state.

If you have multiple LLCs, best practice would be having a Plus subscription.  

I have multiple properties and am thinking of just doing non qm loans moving forward.

However, 2024’s holiday season was impacted by other compounding factors, making the usual seasonal dip more pronounced.2.

@Serge Hounkponou Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

The Mexican corporation, generally advised if you buy multiple properties, given the higher costs.

They will be able to reach out to multiple carriers.

While we faced minor delays with contractor scheduling, strong project management minimized impact.

Have multiple exits, a plan A, B, C. these insights from everyone so far are helping me.