A contractor assessed the property last week but still needs to inspect the uppermost part of the roof for additional leaks.

I will allow a well-trained family dog with restrictions and high liability insurance, no new additions after lease is signed.

In addition, my husband does some side work doing landscaping, installing turf, etc. 

Your greatest challenge is going to be running this management company without the appearance of co-mingling all of the LLCs together.Bear in mind that one of the things that you'll be doing here is converting Passive Income to Earned Income via the Mgmt Company and that will be subject to self employment tax whereas had you left everything in the property LLCs, you'd have only passive income. 

That is real estate investing.Some people might call wholesaling a way to get into real estate investing, and you can technically do that without any experience (whether you are successful is a whole other can of worms, but you can spend a lot of time).Becoming a real estate agent can be done straight out of college and a lot of agents are real estate investors.But anything self employed like wholesaling, flipping or becoming an agent will keep you from getting loans too.  

Hi Jesse,In my personal opinion, since the primary reason you are doing the work is for the benefit of your employer rather than for your own rental properties, I would be inclined to say no.

Seek out regions that are seeing increases in infrastructure, employment, and population expansion as these factors can eventually raise property values.Pitfalls to Avoid:Overleveraging: Take care not to put too much debt on your shoulders or overextend your finances.

@John D.Without self-employment activity, a self-directed IRA will be a better match for you.

In addition, MANY real estate investors don't focus on equity/property values they make their money on cash-flow, value add, etc.

Additionally, maintaining clear and open communication with the tenant throughout the process can help facilitate a resolution.