I have actually wrote an article on the topic: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/10850/86621-six-steps-approach-to-getting-started-in-real-estateI'm also in the process of putting together a training that will help to chose the REI field for yourself.

There is a lot of info about house hacking if you do a quick search.https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/house-hacking-ultimatehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-podcast-252-house-hacking-your-deal-life-hacking-craig-curelop

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

The determination is made per "deal," which is to say you can have real estate properties as passive investments, e.g. long term rentals, and active flips simultaneously in your name and they are taxed accordingly.https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/9278/61605-real-estate-investor-vs-dealer

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Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction 2.

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Running a successful STR comes down to 3 Ps: pics, people & pricing.1) Decorate your house nicely & pay a professional photographer to take some amazing pics2) Hire amazing people - cleaners, handyman, recruit some neighbors to help fill in the gaps, & self-manage or hire an offshore VA to manage the property if you’d rather make yourself rich instead of making a local PM rich (more on that here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... )3) Price fiercely to maximize profits not occupancy (they're not the same thing)

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