*Prepare for high insurance costs by running a few properties by your STR insurance company before making a purchase.

S&P500 index is propped up by about 7 companies that make no material value with P/E ratios of about 3% for the market average.

You may run a company but you are not investing in real estate as you don’t own anything.

Hire a property management company who will manage it for you.

So I can hire a PM company to just do the tenant placement part? 

Look for your states offer to purchase contract online or contact a realtor to get a blank copy. review the agreement to be sure assignment is not expressly excluded. if there is nothing excluding assignment from the contract then writing the words "/And or Assigns" after the name or company's name on the buyer's line should be sufficient.Good luck!

These specialized companies, easily found online or here, will create your company’s SD 401(k) plan.

I'm not going to through out names, but there are companies that only take $500 at closing from an agent. 

Some PM companies take on higher end stuff (think Cul-De-Sac neighborhoods) and some focus on the hood.

Once it's placed into services as a rental, the property taxes will be a rental expense.I agree with Gregory above and speak with the company he has his mortgage with.