Separate checking accounts not required, but you need to maintain separate books and records.The TREC requirement is correct, but odds of enforcement seem low.

They market it , rent it and maintain it for you but they keep 50% of your profits and limit you from using it for more than a few months a year  under their contracts , contracts are usually for 3 years , if you put it there you can not pull it out.

@Jessica Howell To transfer funds between LLCs, use a formal loan agreement or document it as an equity contribution while maintaining clear records.Depositing personal money into an LLC should be treated as either a capital contribution or a loan with repayment terms.

Fellow investors,Recently quit my W2 job(commercial General Contractor) to pursue full time real estate investing.

@Kobe CarrDallas offers benefits for first-time real estate investors, including a growing economy, diverse property types, affordable suburbs, landlord-friendly laws, and strong rent demand.

- How can I best estimate a breakeven point, and what techniques help maintain positive cash flow through all stages?

The early consensus is that it's an upgrade, but we have yet to really put it through its paces.Stayfi has been great for locations where we have several rental cabins and want to maintain that resort-like feel.

Like "renting to section 8 tenants is actually really easy", "your agent is not on your team just connect with people like me doing hundreds of deals every day and use my team instead", that hood properties will have "15-25% net caps" for beginner out of state investors when in reality they will definitely lose money every month due to the rent not being enough $ to maintain a rental property, never mind all the tenant issues involved with this property class or the difficulty of managing them remotely... but he's done thousands of them just this week while sitting on the beach in Florida... 

Books are important to maintain because it keeps track of the performance of the partnership not only for one year but over several years.Partners normally have the right to inspect the books.Will the accountant you work with either maintain the books for you or help you make sure its done correctly?

All in all, the Martels are making a lot of money first timers who don't know any better.