I always put in my clients' operating agreements that the members may engage in other business ventures of any nature, including the ownership of another business, whether or not similar to that operated by the company, and the company shall not have any right or interest in any such independent ventures or to the income and profits derived therefrom.

., it's a great place to go.LinkedIn: There are a number of really great LinkedIn groups, and I've found the the VRMA group & Vacation Rentals group particularly engaging.

The other thing to consider for multifamily is…you will likely want to engage a 3rd party professional mgt. company.

Intentionally hiding this fact from the lender is also mortgage fraud, but I know of plenty of investors that engage the bank with their information in order to make it work.As far as whether or not the banks consistently call notes due....that's on the bank to do.

The IRS rules prohibit an IRA to engage in any transaction with disqualified person.

You can earn alongside experts, see how they do it, deciding if it's the niche you want to be more active with down the road.  

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I would recommend you focus on where you have connections or some way to engage to a greater degree than others interested in the market. 

No special permit is required, however it is best to engage a realtor who is investor friendly and if possible one who has represented Foreign Nationals.  

Such entity in the ordinary course of its business must be engaged directly in real estate management or development activities.2) Expenses related to the real estate will be paid by the corporation.3) The real estate will not be used for personal use.4) There may be periods of time when the 50% test described in 1(a) above is not satisfied.