Adaptation and Learning:The real estate market is ever-changing.

Adaptation and Learning:The real estate market is ever-changing.

Adaptation and Learning:The real estate market is ever-changing.

Everytime I have a good opportunity it gets shut down by life or someone's stupid low price.

You will meet people from different walks of life that will give you different perspectives on real estate investing.

That was a great article with a LOT of comments, and I appreciate your additional insight.

Finally, while on rare occasions real property does change hands a an extreme discount to market value, in the vast majority of the time a buyer, especially one without much experience thinks they’ve stump;ed across the “deal of the century”, they’ve mispriced the actual value because of something not readily apparent hasn’t been considered.  

Unsuccessful Property Search: Hours spent on unsuccessful property searches, where no purchase is made, do not qualify.On-Call Periods: Instances where you are on-call but do not actively perform work do not count towards material participation.Meeting Requirements:Maintain Detailed Records: Keep accurate time logs and records documenting your involvement in material participation activities, supported by evidence such as emails and calendar appointments.Seek Professional Guidance: Collaborate with a qualified tax professional to ensure compliance with IRS regulations and to optimize your material participation strategy.I hope this high-level overview gives you insight into what activities matter and ones that do not.

And all things change. 

We are in a window where idle capital is an opportunity cost, so seeking interest income until the rates change again makes sense.The best place to start will be with your checkbook IRA provider.