Do you direct all leads to Avail, whether they come from Airbnb, Furnished Finders, or elsewhere? 

Again, if the use of the card is merely toi help advance the purchasing of longer lead items until the bank draws hit, that's a different story. 

I can message you direct contacts for them if you'd like to reach out.

Best of all is that there is no self sufficiency requirement.

It makes no sense for me to self manage, as my time is worth much more than what it costs to have them manage for me.  

Just remember email and phone data is the best to help you build an independent direct booking presence.

I am actively saving for the next place, and would like to avoid the traditional agents, bank fees, etc, and work directly with the seller off market on my next deal. 

Louis area as well, starting off with investing my self.

Just wanted to throw that out there as I noticed it hadn’t been mentioned.To answer your question directly, no you do not have to actively manage a property to use bonus depreciation (or Section 179 depreciation), but you may be subjected to Passive Activity Loss Limitations if you generate a net loss.

Your bank can give you instructions to share with tenants so they can set up direct deposit from their bank to yours, without software.