If you're looking at out of state, there are many economic factors to consider (I.e. job growth, types of jobs, economic diversity, price to rent ratios, past appreciation, home court advantage, etc.) 

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The tax advantages on rental units on rented lots are different than a typical rental unit.

Hello...I'm a licensed agent that does a handful of flips and I personally list them.I purchase them under an LLC and I run my agent stuff thru a PLLC...Would it be tax advantageous to pay myself a commission on the backend when I sell?

I wanted to take advantage of the lower interest rates and get started with real estate investing.

I wanted to take advantage of the lower interest rates and get started with real estate investing.

It is a bit daunting and we definitely don't want to do our taxes ourselves and risk doing it incorrectly or not taking advantage of everything we can.If anyone could give me recommendations for accountants they have used in the Dallas, Tx area that they have had good experiences with that would be incredibly helpful! 

There are a few other things that the investor is needing to learn more about to be able to take full advantage of his capital that he has available.  

They might be good markets, but then I lose the competitive advantage of knowing the areas as I rarely left the city. 

I wasn’t targeting an estate sale, but there are some advantages and drawbacks in my experience.