Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

There's a lot of hand holding that goes on, no one is left behind.

IE, is there already enough W-2 wages without paying yourself a W-2 wages to support your entire available 199A deduction? 

Essentially it would be supporting the owner to manage their property, and steering clear of any activities that we see as being clearly licensed activities - negotiating, taking payments etc. 

The same holds true for investment properties as they do any loan, with regard to when you closing and not having to making a payment for a specific period of time.

First, I want to address the question of rental arbitrage vs. buy and hold STRs:In my experience buying the real estate (even if it results in fewer units) is almost always better than rental arbitrage.

Rent and hold forever.I'm sure there are more.

Entertainment doesn't pay well until you work your way up the ladder, so I see real estate as an avenue to financially support myself.  

The growth now will be in the ancillary businesses moving to the metro to support Tesla and other tech-focused manufacturers.

I would hold it.