Publicly-traded REITs get you into real estate and are passive.

as mentioned above this is for your federal tax return and there are some nuances to what is said though generally accurate. it's boring but the IRS website does spell it out https://www.irs.gov/publications/p523/ar02.html#en...How your sale qualifies.

Institutional storage companies such as Public Storage have their own Wireless Leasing Department which is staffed experienced telecom folks.

They opened up the opportunity to be a KP to the public, however they are selective. 

couple things and again not to throw cold water on your idea.you are going to find it quite difficult in the north bay to find homes as cheap as your talking about.but that said.. get PROPERTY RADAR and use that app.. its critical.when vetting a buyer ask them for the last 3 properties they bought.. ask for address check public records and see if they actually bought them.. you are going to run into a whole host of flakes on craigslist that you had no idea existed.. daisy chains of guys like you with little to no money trying to do this..

And you want it on a public forum, for free.I think you need to do a little research on your own, maybe fill out your profile, maybe see what has already been said about the subject before you ask everyone to give you all kinds of info on a silver platter for you.If you have done some research or have a single question about the process, well that would be different.

I never return their calls or letters and if they show up on site my crew has specific instructions to escort them off the property and do their assessment from the public sidewalk.  

State laws are in place to protect the public.

Online websites like Zillow and Redfin have changed the marketplace in the last few years and allow public access to a lot of the MLS data. 

There is a real estate investor meeting tomorrow night at the Groton Public Library from 6 to 8.