Any business related expense that is allowed for a rental activity operating within an LLC is also allowed for the individual who owns and operates the rentals in his/her own name.  

I am trying to be more active in my pursuit of knowledge.

@Kenneth Jackson,About the only option you have is to learn how to team up with money partners, whether that's private lenders, other investors or hard-money.Read up on self-directed retirement accounts and how folks can use them to take more active control of their earnings on their retirement savings.When you can show folks how you can get them 12% to 20% return on their money versus the beating their savings has taken on Wall Street - 50% to 90% losses, you'll soon have more money available than you can find deals to do.There was a post in another thread about the biggest mistakes newbies make.

Perhaps okay for a single, but for a father with other outside activities, HD is a major interference with life.I tried to get a specific evening excluded from my shift rotations and they said no. 

The local "We Buy Houses" franchise is very active and usually sends out a few listings a month.

Stay active and engage with others and you will find tons of info.Good luck to you.

I'm an active wholesaler out of WI and IL.

I look forward to being an active member and getting involved where I can with the community!

Be active on the forum.My one cent!

Investment is simply facilitated by the fact that I personally have a connection to the area through one of the other businesses I am involved with, which is active in the Triangle area.