New full-time real estate investor

[Brian Cook]

Hi All - In 2025, I started working as a real estate investor full time. I'm loving it after 23 years of primarily sitting in front of a computer. My wife and I are working on fixing up our 4th short-term rental we purchased in October in Westminster, CO. After reading the regs to become a REP for 2025, I realize there's no way I'll meet the "more than half" rule since I worked at my full-time job through 6/30. I'll do it in 2026. My goal is to learn the industry and expand our portfolio to provide for my family. I look forward to meeting and talking with you!

[Basit Siddiqi]

Since you mentioned owning STR's, you might want to have a conversation with an accountant to see if these properties would be considered active instead of active, especially since it sounds like you are self-managing the properties.

This test is a little bit easier than trying to claim Real Estate Professional Status(REPS)