Just my thoughts on the matter.As for passive thats a total BS line if I ever heard one.. you cannot own a bunch of rentals and be passive you must engage.. you must manage the manager diligently or your going to get hosed.  

If you take that solely, you'll be racing to the top with institutional development and large(r) investment firms that have beaten you to the punch and are willing to engage with you to support their (artificial) price propping.

I'm excited to learn and look forward to engaging further with the community!

Exceptionally creative way to engage seller and try to get seller financing:Go to the county assessor site, find the GIS app or enter the property info (address or parcel #), find out who the owners are.

Also, consider the potential for project delays, which could increase your holding costs.When it comes to getting the property under contract, engaging an investor-friendly real estate agent is a wise move with the first couple of deals.

To be engaged in a trade or business under section 162, the taxpayer must be actively involved in the activity with continuity and regularity and the primary purpose for engaging in the activity must be for income or profit."

Xueling XuIf you're planning to sell to an owner-occupant, I'd recommend you engage a licensed San Antonio mortgage loan originator (MLO) who has closed seller financed transactions.

Worse yet, a lot of those folks have in some way destroyed their plan through lack of proper administration or by engaging in a prohibited transaction.Find a provider that implements and fully supports the Solo 401(k) plan.  

In some of the neighborhoods where we manage multiple properties, we've found that taking the initiative to report incidents and engage the authorities has led to significant improvements. 

Here're a few more questions to consider: How long have you been actively engaged in real estate investing?