if your a young realtor like I was  started at 18  and got my brokers at 20. how are we going to qualify we dont have income yet..

what if the laws changed and that impaired your ability to get income you needed to pay your mortgage?

A property management company pays 15.3% self employment tax on income. 

I would like to offset other Schedule C income for 2023 with the STR bonus depreciation from the cost seg., but it is not looking too promising. 

When I self-managed C Class properties, I would put the requirements for tenancy in the rental listing (3x rent in income, 1-month security deposit, criminal check, etc.), and then when the potential tenants called in, I would speak to them for a few minutes, explain the requirements, get some sort of verbal confirmation on some or all of the requirements, and then invite them to different showing times I had set up.

So good reits where you can generate growth and income while learning the ins and outs of real estate and the vocabulary is a good idea. 

The article says income earners are leaving.

No income No doc .

Can you (or someone else in your house) find a part time job to bring in extra income? 

Sometimes I play for supplemental income, sometimes I play for wealth/equity gain.