I’m trying to find the best sources to be able to compare sellthrough rates across various markets throughout the county.

You can succeed in either, but they won't be at all passive (BTW: real estate is NOT passive!)

You'll likely find many in this community willing to share their knowledge, especially with a mutual benefit like that.Start by reaching out to local real estate investment groups or networking events in DFW, as well as connecting with folks here on BiggerPockets who have experience in your target market.

Personally I'm not sure that there is one that can be issued without a personal guarantee, but if there is my guess is he would know about it!

I know Cedar Neeley over there pretty well and they are one of the only lenders I know of doing loans of this size. 

I have a HELOC of 250k that I have been using but I feel like Im not scaling as fast as I could be.

From what I’ve read recently in the Wall Street Journal, the IRS doesn’t seem too picky about who manages the property initially.. what matters is that it’s actively being rented out.Now for Question 2, the key part to keep in mind is whether you hit that 100-hour rule in terms of participation for 2025.

For the bankruptcy properties, we contacted the trustee phone numbers on the website, however, they usually just replied to ask us to look for debtor's attorney.For short-sales, we searched the listing on zillow.com, but majority of them are off market.We used BP recommended realtor and asked if they can help with the properties we targeted, the realtor searched for a week of the foreclosure ones and get back to me that she believes she will not be the right partner.

I think they would be fine gifts to leave for guests.

For now I am looking in the broader Miami area, since I would preferably house hack a duplex and need to be somewhat close to my main work.As for questions I think the biggest unknown right now for me mostly revolves around the timeline and order of steps.