If the 3 D printing business isn't working for you and you have done everything you can to up visibility and get it going seriously, find a job any job. 

-Commission-based trial before salary/equity?

So congrats on your flipping, great job.

I will be qualifying for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) in 2026 to use the marriage loophole to help create paper losses against my wife's W2 salary (she's a surgeon).

From our experience with renovations "flipping" is an all encompassing job.

Short Term Rentals and the 100 hours "trap"The Trap in short-term rental tax strategies.If you're a W-2 earner using an Airbnb to offset your salary, and you've hired a property manager, you need to read Treasury Regulation §1.469-5T(a)(3) very carefully.

And yes, you can absolutely invest in real estate even with a 56k salary—your low monthly expenses actually put you in a really strong position because you can save aggressively.

Actually it will slow you down as you will get trapped by the salary.1.  

It allows you to pay yourself a salary and take the rest as distributions, which can reduce your self-employment taxes.I’ve also sent you some resources in DM that should help you decide!

Been investing my as long as I remember but largely in public markets. Started investing in alternatives about 5 years ago in a variety of passive investments including some angel investments. Recently I have pivoted ...