Tasks like furnishing, cleaning, and setup count, but education & research hours are generally disallowed.Bonus depreciation is 60% for 2024 and scheduled to drop to 40% in 2025 unless legislation changes.

Frequently, brokers respond with phrases like, "I can help, let's connect," or similar offers.

This ultimately why the $100k midwest single family homes are frequently discussed in these forums.....its what many are able to afford to buy.

I would love to share my educational resources with you!

It meant more frequent turn overs (cycling tenants every 2-ish years versus 4-5 in my nicer properties), which came with turnover costs.  

Once you understand these basic things (a several more) you will be in an educated position to put in credible offers that can turn into successful ventures. 

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

And you can self-manage, which you should absolutely do for both your cash flow and your education!

Like you mentioned, frequent crashes, problems uploading photos, weird restrictions on what words can't be used, listings removed for no obvious reason. ....and, to me, the navigation/operation is very unintuitive and cumbersome.

Thanks for the book list I need to read and educate more...