Readers should seek professional advice.

Also, you could explore MTRs as there are a lot of traveling professionals in the area.

Many are focusing on placing long-term residents in properties to pay down the mortgage while leveraging a professional team for hands-free management.

Remember, a prudent investor doesn't seek quick riches through shortcuts.

Title work Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Depends on the person, but as a professional real estate investor it would be a no brainer for me.

There are several different types of income in the US tax code.Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from running a business.Passive income is money you earn from investments like real estate, stocks, or rental income from your RE portfolio where you earn $ without actively working.Normally, you can't use passive losses (like losses from real estate investments) to offset active income like your salary from a W-2 job.That is unless you are an RE Pro.The reality is, that Real Estate Pro status is just a filing status similar to filing married or jointly.And if you are a real estate professional you CAN use passive real estate losses to offset active income from other sources.To qualify as an RE Pro you must:1.

if you just buy standard, long term rentals and put them under professional property management, that is certainly viable. 

When you hear something STOP, think on it, ask if it makes sense, then SEEK OUT additional info, seek out CONTEXT.

I will stick with large funds of proven operators.Maybe these are isolated incidents, but operators of MF and other assets seem to be more professional.