And choose wisely with important decisions like how much to stock up on 9mm, .40 cal and 5.56 to protect the homestead when things sour.  

Establish your target criteria, price range, age of property, rehab/light rehab/turnkey, neighborhood, exit strategy....Research Asset Protection and get started on the right foot.  

@Kevin MartinSomeone once told me tax deed auctions are like cutting down a tree.. 95% sharpening the axe and 5% cutting....means do your recon...check public records and property appraiser...avoid ones with 3 or more listed owners in property appraiser.40% get redeemed.Dont trust Google street view...do a driveby..break inside if needed...check them out!!!

Keep in mind you’re holding a prime asset- good quality tenants, always in demand, fixed prop 13 protected tax base.

@Ken Power 1) I wouldn't advertise on a public forum as to how much money you make2) while you're building up your credit in the US, you can make some money via direct lending or via notes.

Trustee-to-trustee transfer only...https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590b#en_US_2017_...Inherited from someone other than spouse.If you inherit a traditional IRA from anyone other than your deceased spouse, you can't treat the inherited IRA as your own.

Entity is normally used for liability protection, but until you have a sizable real estate portfolio you will be just fine with adequate amount of liability insurance, be sure to get at least $300K to $500K of liability coverage on your landlord policy. 

I would advise keeping the property management separate from the properties as an asset protection strategy.  

Turning off credit card payments is unfortunately no protection from a tenant who chooses to lie and steal or make payments with funds that aren’t theirs.Second, Cozy doesn't do anything specifically to "allow" a dispute – in fact, all financial transactions across industries are subject to the same fraud and dispute laws – so it's not unique to Cozy.

They host a lot of public events and the public green spaces are beautiful.