If you foresee needing the equipment regularly, buying might make sense.

I wanted to introduce myself as I am incredibly anxious to step foot into the incredible world of REI and would love to know if there are any local investors that meet/would like to meet on a semi-regular basis.I currently have a full time job in outside sales in the Arvada area so I do a lot of driving around which enables me to spend a lot of my time listening to podcasts and educating myself but I would love to get to know some players within my local area to really dive deep into the subject and in which I could potentially be of value in the future.

You can't do it the same way as a regular IDX feed.

I was going to run an STR in the home and he would enjoy a higher rent than from a regular LTR rental AND he would have the property managed too.All was going beautifully.

However, this doesn’t seem right to me because there is no taxable gain or depreciation recapture.

Regularly treat the line with a product like this: https://www.amazon.com/Roebic-FRK-1LB-Foaming-Killer-1-Pound...Save up money because you will need to replace that line eventually.

I wrote another post last week, and will continue to do so regularly to chronicle my parking experience. 

I own regular apartments as well and I've found that I don't spend any more time managing the rooming house than I do with regular apartments. 

I lived in SF for 8yrs and am out there regularly (including next week).

You can’t do repairs, you can’t stay there, any violations will be the same as a 100% taxable withdraw.