Professionals with decades of experience and very impressive track records do all the heavy lifting for you.

I'd talk to a CPA and see if you can make a way to classify yourself as a real estate professional this year once you buy the STR.

It could help you network with other investors in your marketplace and learn from their experiences.

3) What's probably best for you is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK to find additional seller-financed opportunities.

How can professionals get such a basic answer incorrect? 

This means you would switch from the 39-year schedule to the 27.5-year schedule, reflecting the change in the property's use from personal or non-residential to rental.It's essential to consult with a tax professional or accountant familiar with real estate tax laws to get this right.

Network marketing.  

So it distills down to skillset and knowledge and professional services then?

They were listeners of our podcast, and said it helped them get into multifmailyOther ways to source deals: Go to community banks, connect with other real estate professionals, go to meet ups, join FB groups, join mentorships and their communities, reach out to wholesalers, and like mentioned, find out all the brokers in your market and opt in to their listHope that helpsGino

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