Side-bar....Thankfully, the QBI rules say I can also count my contractor's hours, so I should have no problem achieving the 250 de minimus safe habor for 2019.4 hours per week is not particularly stressful, but I agree it is not--as many have pointed out-- truly "passive" investing. 

The learning curve is not as steep as Podio as well, however, as its a newer product, it definitely requires some experimentation to achieve the desired goal.

Perhaps the opening discussion was not worded properly to achieve that, I was pretty excited when I learned of the possibilities.

What are you hoping to achieve by leaving them the houses? 

They are measuring their IRR and EM goals and deploying capital to operators where they can achieve true risk adjusted returns without being hands on and spending their time elsewhere to make money.

Without appreciation, it is very difficult to achieve “Long term wealth”.  

Celebrate what you have achieved and then go get the right realtor to move the process along more quickly.And, please PM me to let me know your progress. 

You should speak with your CPA about your options and how to achieve them. 

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It seems very hard to achieve the 1% rule let alone the 2% rule due to the insane property taxes.