But most landlords aren’t mom and pop operations; in 2017, a report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard found that more than half of rental properties in the United States were owned by "institutional investors" like banks, funds, or corporations.Thank you Buzzfeed.

Pro forma I’d use as a start but prove it out with actual bank statements, receipts, utility bills, work orders....

Thank you Lee, Ive been studying and tryin to learn as much possible right now due to the current economy...and I am  watching videos from Grant Cardone with Cardone Capital.

-Over the last year I have intensified my studying and reading in an attempt to flush out my initial strategy more fully with the plan to take the first actionable steps towards this upon getting out here.

My thoughts are having the quotes is going to prove the cost even if I don’t use the company that quoted me.  

Study for a MLO license.

Hi BiggerPockets community:During this unprecedented time, I want to study and take action in real estate investing, and I wonder how I should go about it?

https://www.nar.realtor/political-advocacy/coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-actTo me, this means that if I were to do a cost segregation study and use 100% bonus depreciation on one of my properties, I could use that massive writeoff to go BACK in time and wipe out the last two years of taxable income that I reported.

I’ve been keeping an eye on areas I would like to buy for maybe a year and a half and the market here is fairly stable, but currently there is less competition, which is a good thing.I just put in an offer on a SFH and from everything I’ve learned and studied, I decided to buy the worst house in a great neighborhood.

@Joe Carter prove the haters wrong.