Have you decided on which market you'll be investing in and what strategy you'll use?

Thanks Jonathan - do you have recommendation on if it's best then to flip in this market?

You mention using the funds as a down-payment on a property. 

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

Congratulations on this investment @Michelle Nguyen ! 

To be safe, consider starting with standard percentages or slightly reduced figures until you have reliable data on the property’s performance.

Expected to hold 3-5 years and then sell for nice ROI (greater than 35% cash on cash return).

But you can't stay on title. 

It is important to note that my business partner is a family member and we are aligned on pursuing whatever strategy is most optimal for our main goal of acquiring as many properties as possible collectively, regardless of ownership percentages on paper. 

We have been swept by the influencers touting the benefits of cost seg, so we are wondering how come nobody ever mentioned that it might not fully appy during the first year in service.You relied on two almost equally awful sources of information: influencers and IRS publications.