Realtors are held to a higher standard than the general public and our duty is to look out for our client's best interest.  

Engineer or public info?

Purchase a rental property Put the property into a land trust and appoint your attorney as the trustee so the public don't see your company name but your attorney name instead. 

We intend to use this license for our own purchases, but also to buy and sell for the general public as well.  

It is also a pain for public accounting firm's, like ours, as the onslaught of 1099 worksheets coming by email, fax, regular mail, FedEx and I think one even came in by pony express.

People don't know how much the public can see when they post things.

I am always hesitant to put too many specifics on a public post, because in my experience it is harder to manage different questions, comments, etc. in that format.To answer your question: I am bringing the deal, a portion of the down payment, day-to-day management of the property and institutional knowledge of the area.

However there are several exemptions under to the non qualified usage time listed: https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch15.html https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdfThat indicate that Any other period of temporary absence (not to exceed an aggregate period of 2 years) due to change of employment, health conditions, or such other unforeseen circumstances as may be specified by the IRS does not count as non qualified use.

I think that's a great goal, and it suggests some immediate things you can do to move in that direction.1) Find some listings on public websites for properties you might be interested in.

@Fred Romero-Camacho  Keep in mind because these listings are available to the public and as everyone can see them, most investors have already seen the property and passed on it.