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TBT: Ask Marco - Qualifying for Real Estate Professional Status

Author
Real Estate Investing with Marco Santarelli, Investor and Entrepreneur.
Published
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Episode Link
https://PassiveRealEstateInvesting.podbean.com/e/tbt-ask-marco-qualifying-for-real-estate-professional-status/

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In today’s throwback Thursday episode, Marco answers a question from Kelliane — an attorney-turned-entrepreneur who recently exited her eCommerce business and is now diving into consulting, podcasting, and building passive income through real estate. With her husband earning a high W-2 income in medical device sales, they’re exploring passive strategies like turnkey rentals, multifamily, syndications, and hard money lending — all while aiming for financial freedom in 5 to 7 years.


But there’s a challenge: how can they leverage the powerful tax benefits of real estate professional status (REPS) with mostly passive investments?


Marco unpacks the pros, cons, and creative solutions that could help Kelliane and others in similar situations get the best of both worlds — passive income and major tax savings.


👉 Don’t miss this deep dive into strategic real estate investing, tax optimization, and financial freedom!


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Throwback Thursday Episode (The episode originally took place in the year 2020)


This episode is part of our Throwback Series and may include references to older content such as webclasses, events, promotions, or links that are no longer active or available. While the conversation and insights still hold value, please note that some information may be outdated.


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