In real estate, e-commerce, whatever.. there is, regardless of the age, always going to be snakeoil sales men and Tupperware salesman, or now the modern e-course motivational salesman like Wes Watson or Andrew Tate.Ultimately, the economy and the ways people create value have changed dramatically over the decades.

The rental side is reported on Schedule E, where you can deduct all the expenses tied to that unit.

That $200 doesn’t change where I eat, and it’s definitely not worth the clogged toilet phone calls.”What I didn’t realize was that I was being overly conservative—borderline pessimistic—and I wasn’t giving enough weight to all the other advantages of real estate investing.BP Con changed that.

says he invests note funds into 3 e-commerce businesses and 1 Mastermind business and 1 Business that puts on Broadway Musicals.

Then you just need to be detailed as you're going through the bank rec so you can categorize for each property for reporting and tax Schedule E.

If you would like to hear more about the area and how I got started (as an E-4 with no BAH), feel free to shoot me a message or email.Will

It covers categories like electronics, apparel, and groceries sold online, providing monthly insights into price changes in e-commerce (Fun fact, Fed Governor Goolsbee cited below helped develop this, further evidence gov data accuracy needs a looksee).

To protect the 1031 status, they should hold the property for at least 1–2 years as an income-producing rental, report rental income on Schedule E, and document all activity properly.

They should be able to send in format that easily corresponds to Schedule E of your tax return.For our clients (we're a PMC), we send them a 1099 and Annual Owner Statement which they can just hand to their tax professional.

You can even market your rental by generating a professional listing and pushing it out through Zillow’s network, which saves a lot of manual work.A couple of things I’ve found helpful as a beginner:Tenant applications & screening – You can upload your own rental application if you have specific questions you want answered, and screening integrates right into the process.Leases – The platform lets you build state-specific leases with e-signatures.Payments – Rent collection is streamlined and connects directly to your bank.Maintenance – Tenants can submit requests online with photo attachments.The nice part is that it’s designed to be simple enough for one or two units but still robust enough to grow with you if you scale up.If you want to test it, you can set up a free account and see if it feels more intuitive than Avail.