Are you self-employed?

No major employers there.  

You do managing for other owners, you can be employed as a manager on site by an owner, but that can't be your management company. 

The income will be 'actively' earned and corps have not dealing with self-employment tax benefits.You are right that transferring houses from your name to an LLC can cause a lot of problems.  

If you're currently employed there as a teacher, I don't think you can roll it over to a self directed IRA.

Sure, my 401K (which has now been converted to an IRA due to employment change) will come back eventually but I'm not getting the benefit of the monthly rental income it it was invested in a rental property.I do realize that I may have periods where I won't have a tenant or will have to cover some property damage but I feel like I'd rather take that risk than watching my IRA lose 20% in a matter of months.BTW I use property management companies to handle my rentals.

I am looking for the best cities/locations around the DFW area to buy an investment property around the $300k-350k that meet the following factors1) Better property appreciation (historical and forward looking)2) Better rent appreciation (historical and forward looking)3) Price to rent ratio of homes in the area3) Rental vacancy rates in the area4) Any companies moving to the area to ensure that the employment rate is steady or growsPlease share if there are other factors to consider.

Richardson has the added benefits of 1) predominately voluntary HOA's, 2) much lower property taxes than areas like Southlake & Highland Park, 3) moderately priced homes, 4) outstanding employment and growth opportunities.Grapevine/Colleyville would be my next choice. 

Hi,I started an LLC and currently I am also employed.

Are these 4 replaceable at employers whim,  if so then this not much more than rooming house.