these days buying any free standing SFR with rents much less than 1200 a month is simply not enough Gross revenue to run the railroad.. 600.00 rent on an SFR your going to lose your rear end through cap ex and maintenance.

i am sorry to hear you had so many problems to deal with during 2024. 

Cash How did you add value to the deal?

If you are going to have a company manage your property, I would recommend you find someone that is local. 

Perhaps....but   the person relocating to any given market and who has to make a purchase in a finite period of time is generally the least likely candidate to get a great deal on the purchase, meaning the appreciation is even more important. 

If some bad news hits a city (crime, company shutting down) we can have mail to them the next day, with the mail piece being relevant to that news story. 

-Recurring and Seasonal Maintenance Tracker -Finding a Market-Analyzing a Market-Property Closing Checklist-Underwriting and Analysis Worksheet-Due Diligence Checklist -Buy Box Checklist There is no reason to recreate the wheel.

Currently have it rented and plan to hold on to it.

Would a DST work to defer taxes on ordinary income from say flipping properties and using the trust to invest in more properties?

But you'll have to change the insurance to the LLC, and the lender will be notified.