., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

I Personally I Would never buy a rental whose business model required me to do STR's.1) you never know what the state and/or local government will do to stop Short term rentals in the area, one negative city ordinance and you could be bankrupt.2) I believe that Air BNB or VRBO is a different business model. 

It's a tough grind to get started and you can't just (kinda) want it you need to want it like you need to breathe air to live.

If you are going to start out self managing you should absolutely be on Air Bnb and VRBO. 

@Kenneth Kussman The people who are moving into the flips in our areas are mainly young couples (i see a few DINKs - dual income no kids)  who have received inheritance or most likely have 6-figure household incomes.

Here's my draft list:1) Lawn maintenance - mow grass and trim back tree branches so that they're at least a few feet away from the house and HVAC systems outside2) HVAC - each HVAC unit has an electric compressor for cooling and electric forced air for heat - besides removing debris from the outside of each unit, I'm not sure if anything else is really needed (e.g. potentially clean condensate pans if they have buildup)3) Jet the sewer line - there are a few bellies in the sewer line but the tenants are not experiencing any issues as a result of that.

Might fall out of contract on a current flip, buyers are failing to perform. Hard money is adding up, and I might have to put it back on the market.  We bought the home for 339k, 250k of that is hard money. We have ab...

We were thinking the ASVAB, which sorted us for our jobs in the Air Force, would be useful. 

Kind of like an air bnb.

If not, maybe consider adding a US citizen with good income/credit to the LLC as a member (make sure to update your articles of organization to be air-tight) and then they can sign the guarantee.