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This is a very different model than the owning your own asset and managing yourself to optimize cash flow like in Short Term Rental Long Term Wealth, but it is a legit syndication.I have not personally invested with them but I know their head of data very well and I have seen that their underwriting is RIGOROUS.

@Jeff Love Here are the things that many CPAs support their clients with:Understanding tax impact of short-term vs. long-term vs. flip before you buyWhich entity structure is best for goals and investment property typeTax and compliance on LLC or S-CorpHow to transfer property out of personal name into LLC (hard to buy 1st through entity)Ways to optimize taxes throughout the yearHow best to set up accounting to track income and expenses (doing this late is a mess)Feedback on property management systems, accounting systems. systems, etcEstimated payments to avoid penaltiesKnowing when to file and getting things in on timeMaybe a few things I missed, but this is the high-level ….. if you can get answers to the above questions on your own, plan, and file your own taxes then you can avoid the expense of a CPA.

For a first place, I’d focus less on trying to optimize returns and more on finding something manageable that lets you learn without stretching assumptions too far.

Proactive tax planning helps you leverage deductions, choose optimal structures, and keep more of what you earn.

Avoid over-improving, instead optimize for strategy, not emotion.

And yeah I also realize the taxable increase is nothing to write home about but I'm all about tax optimization.

In many secondary markets, B/B+ areas tied to real employment drivers can offer both over time.I also wouldn’t rule out creative strategies that don’t require heavy value-add—things like rent-by-room, furnished or mid-term rentals, or optimizing tenant profiles.

After this is well optimized, I plan to get more specific on structure and scale. 

Of course I want to maximize cash flow as well.Curious what others focused on optimizing during year one of a house hack (rent by the room, refinance timing, expense control, etc.) to set up deal 2.