The goal is to get a clean, learnable first deal.If you share where you are (market) and how much capital you’re working with, I can help you narrow it down to the best first move.

It seems TurboTax® Premier is for RE investors to file tax by themselves.

While you hunt, tour 2–4 unit deals to sharpen reps, line up a local attorney, inspector, and PM, and be ready to move when a clean T12 and inspection match your numbers.

Keep it clean with no prohibited transactions or self‑dealing, use third‑party servicers, and title everything in the IRA’s name if buying.

NACA program you're typically looking at about 3 months to become “Qualified” if everything’s clean..

Clean exit, strong profit, onto the next deal.Where The Profit Really Came FromHere's what's important to understand about this deal.The renovations and rent increases added real value.

We integrate it with AppFolio to keep everything clean, transparent, and easy to reconcile.That combination has worked really well for us in managing properties efficiently while maintaining detailed financial records.If you’re just starting out with three rentals, I wouldn’t jump straight into the big platforms — they can get pricey fast.

They prove what every good landlord already knows: clean books and cash control build peace of mind.Small landlords can steal that same playbook. 

@Adele Tegger I'd likely get representation to keep things as clean and above board as possible.

This won’t help you build credit though so I’d also be working on cleaning that up and building credit again (happy to share insights and ideas on that if you’d like).