Like windows open, lights on, door left open, that sort of thing.

@Scott Trench or whomever it is calling the shots on the forum laws are just chasing their tails with a moving goalpost of arbitrary rules that will always motivate people to try to skirt them.Why?

I don't understand why the sellers are so motivated, which is what my agent told me.

Most markets will have some sort of local STR host group on Facebook you can join, or I would even do a quick search via Airbnb and find a host that way and message them and ask them to lunch or coffee to pick their brain.

So partial deduction allowed up to 150kI would be careful giving him a deal on rents as the IRS could classify this as some sort of hobby or non investment property due to not being at or near market rates.

I would not classify it as "slamming" but just just "checking" him as we all need encouragement and motivation not the opposite.

I don't know all of them but have been on BP long enough that if I were you, I'd talk to at least @Jay Hurst and @Devin PetersonYou could also bypass all Tax Return programs and go NonQM of some sort, such as a bank statement or other type, but you'd still have factor in your rentals. 

Quote from @Shannon Strickland: Wow, this is so encouraging, inspiring, and motivating, Jake.

Being in STR, there are all sorts of things that pop up and being resourceful and creative in problem solving is huge.

This is sort of what I was also thinking.