Being as your here in my home market, I will shoot you a PM on these if interested in engaging.

That being said, it's still hard to not make the comparison and feel like I'm an idiot for not being where they are - that's why I keep social media off my phone until I need to update my content or engage with my network. 

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I am also actively involved in non-profit work and would like to become more engaged with the issue of affordable housing. 

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An IRA is subject to tax on Unrelated Business Income when it engages in a trade or business on a regular or repeated basis.With an interactive asset like a STR, having the checkbook control provided by an IRA owned LLC can be a big advantage.  

You must remember that as "disqualified person" you personally (or your immediate family members) can't engage in any transaction with your IRA, this will trigger prohibited transaction according to the IRS rules:https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-particip...

either made up or misunderstood.Perhaps a real estate focused CPA who know these rules inside and out would be a better person to engage with.

But understanding those calculations and reporting everything correctly is a fairly specialized engagement. 

@Courtney Sutton Welcome back to the platform, I have stopped my engagement in the platform a couple times, but I wish i didn't.