I know it may seem from everyone's eyes that I may be jumping the gun and going in blind, which is fair I have no experience in real estate or STR but I do have experience in business and have had a successful business when I was active in the market I worked in. 

Our clients are very active in buying pre-foreclosures.

For example, if you are an active investor you can still find deals but they may not have quite as high of returns as we had become accustomed to in the previous years on average.

@Andres Felipe Alba Hernandez Yes, neighborhood covenants can sometimes restrict certain activities, including short-term rentals (STRs) or renting out parts of a home, even in areas without a Homeowners Association (HOA).

Active real estate investors who can't get comfortable not being in the driver's seat, people who just don't like real estate as an investment, those who can't get comfortable with the risks, those who just don't understand syndicate investments, those who have heard bad things about this type of investing from others, and people who have invested in syndicates and experienced bad results.

Savvy visitors to Mexico avoid certain areas and taking part in certain activities, like they would actually do anywhere."

If you put landlording next to exercising, exercising might be more passive as an activity.

Even with the manager, in mine, I'm thinking about and doing more in the STR than they ones I actively manage.

Regarding your second question, are you asking if those activities help meet the IRS material participation tests or qualify you as a real estate professional?

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