Do NOT do business with Deal Machine or their affiliates.

To be regarded as a real estate professional, you must perform a substantial amount of real estate business, defined as more than half of your time, and at least 750 hours, spent in real estate trades or businesses. 

This is why I do all my business in OH

We typically look for areas with great schools in business oriented areas.

We're never trying to make a sale to simply make a sale because that's bad business.

Meaning, if you need to do your own pm in order to make an investment work then the investment doesn't work, and you are trying to force it.PM is a job or business, not a required skill for a rental investor.

The LLC should help you lower transaction costs since you as the LLC Manager can buy/sell property, taxes, etc by writing checks from the LLC's business account.I rolled my SDIRA from Equity Trust, no LLC (poor service, high fees) to Madison Trust w/LLC about 6 years ago.

What is your new business?

I recently stayed at a place that used this business model in Nashville.

DSCR is a great tool to use when you are self-employed or you want to avoid using personal or business income to qualify.