If I think the tenant will play the bouncey e-check game I"ll require cash payment.

Section 1.469-1T(e)(3)(ii)(A)" -- yes, the actual tax code -- just isn't as sexy or well-known as the "STR loophole."

Since most investors have less experience and just as importantly less Capital the cannot afford to make mistakes early on if they want to build a portfolio for the long haul.Strategy 1: Elbow GreaseDon't pretend you are a big dog investor and punch out of your weight class. 

Per Title 40 - Professions and OccupationsCHAPTER 57Real Estate Brokers, Brokers-in-Charge, Associates, and Property ManagersSECTION (D) (E)(1) "The advertising and marketing of real property is to be distinguished from the advertising and marketing of a contractual position in a sales agreement to purchase real estate.

Secondly you want to make sure you are using all of you deductions on your Schedule E or how ever it is filed. 

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I have this theory that basically the stock market can grow faster than the fundamentals more so than housing, reason being when people put money into their 401k or whatever they are just throwing money in, not looking at p/e or whatever, the stock market is in part just an index of Americans excess savings plus it’s a unstated policy of the government that stocks go up, where as housing people are obviously very very aware of how much thier monthly payments is/ how much rent is, plus it seems that is actually a push to lower housing prices at least relative to inflation.

That carries weight — as it should.

Quote from @James E.: @Brian Gerace one thing that may be helpful is if you go onto a site like www.realtyshares.com and read through some of their deals and the language around distributions.

Red states, on the other hand, are typically more landlord- and investor-friendly, with fewer restrictions and less regulatory red tape.That said, local city ordinances often carry more weight than state politics, so it's important to research each market individually.