@Marquez Cadet  wrote      "but I'm out of state so its a bit tough to go to the Meetups at the moment"Most investor groups have an online presence.

A lot of the pre foreclosures scheduled for auction are listed seller may be motivated Both listing have pitfalls on market listing are tough because agents dont position your offer they just show it to the seller (some dont show it at all but there are ways to ensure they do) Off market properties can have all types of weirdness with them so much that I cant even list it here.Either way make sure you're not paying retail and just know most off your offer will get rejected or receive no response, but thats ok. you only need one yes 

The key is proving material participation—most commonly through the 100-hour rule (and more hours than anyone else).Other factors like average stay length, self-employment tax exposure, and bonus depreciation timing also play a big role in your overall tax position.

I PM throughout FL but offer broker services in the Tampa area and some clients had that same sentiment thinking cash flow was not possible and I was able to prove it wrong.

I don't know what is feasible for you but over and over again I prove to myself that the house hack we bough first was the best choice we ever made.

But let’s be real, finding a good flip deal on the MLS is tough these days.

After two tough deals—one I had to sell at a loss and another that nearly went off the rails—I was ready for a clean slate.

It’s happening more often nowadays, especially with fix & flips and other investment deals.It’s tough to watch good deals fall apart after all the work that goes into finding and locking them up.Have you had a deal fall through because the funding didn’t come through in time?

Because I think the people who are accredited, are meeting that too easily these days, and they are in fact not actually sophisticated investors.Or alternatively it should be a combination of finances and passing a test to prove competency. 

Research study after research study prove only a tiny percentage of people beat the market.