We held our breath to see if any shenanigans would happen during the contract period but everything went smooth and we closed yesterday!

For the full month, you paid off $1000 total, but your income also held down your average daily balance to $7000, let's say.

Based on your numbers, there would be little to no cash-flow (if held as a long-term rental), especially if you factor in the high interest rates. 

Starting out of college, I worked for what was then a privately held retail owner/operator.  

Found this in another thread on BP:If it is privately held you may run into issues with the privacy policy of the company.

In determining the amount of reasonable compensation under §162(a)(1), it is necessary to consider both the amount of deferred and nondeferred compensation. 606 The Tax Court and several Courts of Appeals have adopted five factors in determining the reasonableness of compensation:...The Second and Ninth Circuits have held that the reasonableness of compensation must be assessed from the perspective of a hypothetical or independent investor, not as a separate autonomous factor but instead as “a lens through which the entire analysis should be viewed,” and requiring the application of four factors:

Asheville has perhaps the most comprehensive rules in place, which have held up to challenges over time.

I truly don't understand...It's beyond my belief...For years, we held your hand every step of the way. 

We have since formed a joint LLC, and properties we held were moved to it at refinance.

Allen does a great job of this with all of his emails: https://emailsnest.com/brands/nothing-held-back/the-5-reason...To stay top of mind in your town but also with some relation to real estate could be to email content around interior design trends and home decor.