I was floating down the Bitterroot river last june with my banker ( annual fishing trip)... and we were chatting between hatch's  bugs were not cooperating.I was telling him about this phenom on BP about owning rental properties and that somehow people think its a passive business..  

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However, after a recent trip to Puerto Rico, we're really drawn to the idea of investing in a vacation home in San Juan.

There is one set of documentation which is the actual expenses incurred, but the other set of documentation is the intent of the trips.

Here in Gatlinburg Tennessee my rentals come mainly from Flipkey/Trip Advisor now.

You survived and that says a lot about you and your character.

I'm really looking forward to our trip to Indy this weekend.

It also has some character - it is located in a national historic district in an area that had seen decline in the past but has been on the rise for years now with some properties converted to bed and breakfasts and other converted to commercial use such as law offices and doctor's offices.

@Jacqueline Pelzer,Thank you for your civil service.I have some experience with self directed retirement investing.I worked with @Dmitriy Fomichenko at Sense Financial Services to set up a Solo 401 K account.Very professional,prompt,and knowledgeable.Ive learned that you can get tripped up by the regulations via the IRS very easily.There are a lot of details that have to be correct or their are consequences that usually cost you you money.Thats why I like simple.I will admit I've been out of my comfort zone  during this process.It sounds like your comfort zone is much broader than mine,thus your more comfortable with complicated matters.Good for you.I considered buying rental properties thru my Solo 401K but it was more complicated than the way we are use to purchasing,renovating,and refinancing them.We discovered private lending and that's what we are doing thru the Solo 401K.Maybe less complicated?