Do you have a w2 job, or 2 consecutive years of tax returns as self-employed?

Definitely self-manage if your rentals are in your backyard. 

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Once you start using this pooled investment model, you can get exposure to apartment communities, self-storage deals, mobile home parks and many other amazing cash-flowing opportunities. 👉 How about that?

I cannot self advertise.

I want to set my self up for success early.

Since I'm self-employed, I've decided to obtain commercial debt for an upcoming rental condo purchase (long term hold). 

If utilities are still on and I can go in, then I see if oven is clean or if it needs to have the self cleaning feature turned on.

If you want to self manage, be prepared to be the "bad guy".

I'm building out my business and in need of a CPA that handles self directed IRAs as well as multi state taxation for me, a California resident.