Quote from @Frankie Vozzi: Love that perspective, Mia  real estate can absolutely create both profit and impact when done with intention.

Garry, keep it simple and protect the friendship: structure your friend as a lender with a clear promissory note, lien, and fixed return, not an equity partner; use his funds for down payment and/or rehab gap alongside hard money, and only on a deal where your ARV, rehab, holding costs, and resale timeline leave conservative profit.

When I was a kid people created businesses by purchasing property and building homes, or renting out space and creating a nice restaurant, things like that.

Before creating my LLC, I use to receive rent/utility payments via Zelle from my tenants. 

That creates windows for smart investors to secure better terms and structure higher-return deals.

Be transparent about timelines, risks, and updates throughout the deal.Private money isn’t just about funding, it’s about creating partnerships.

The numerous pop-up windows load slowly, and ACH fees for outgoing payments are $1 each, which adds up quickly.It's particularly frustrating that I have to manually create and apply a bill for maintenance fees to each property every month.

And if you are someone worth getting to know then you may find some awesome friendships through this platform.

The financial viability of the strategy is maximized when a Cost Segregation Study can allocate a high percentage of the purchase price to short-life assets (like furniture and fixtures), leveraging the current 100% Bonus Depreciation to create a substantial "paper loss" in the first year.To use the 100% Bonus Depreciation against your 2025 W2 income, the STR and its eligible assets must be fully "placed in service" by December 31, 2025.

The second you create something that looks like its own apartment, especially with another kitchen, you’re out of compliance.