Generally, I've found that people are more concerned with the content, thoroughness and responsiveness of my emails than what suffix is attached to them.

From page 730 (emphasis mine): "All non-business tax deductions and exemptions that were temporarily suspended by the 2017 tax bill should be permanently repealed, including the bicyclecommuting expense exclusion, non-military moving expense deductions, and the miscellaneous itemized deductions.23 The individual state and local tax deduction, which was temporarily capped at $10,000, should be fully repealed.

I understand her concerns and her thoughts but she could have done it in a professional manner.

A bigger concern is someone who clearly fits the rules as they are written and intentionally acts in good faith, only to have the IRS comb through their time logs and arbitrarily finds some of those time entries invalid and/or inflated.

Lawton definitely has its reputation, and you're right about the single-industry concern and the high crime perception, which makes it counterintuitive for many investors.

The negative cash flow of your RE gives me no concern.  

I also think that demand for U.S. treasury bonds (which underpin most fixed rate permanent debt products) will dramatically decline over the next 20 years, which will cause interest rates writ large to substantially increase across the board.

. :)As I comp my 3/2.5 primary residence on FurnishedFinder and Airbnb, I saw a lot of availability around White Rock Lake, which does concern me somewhat as I would need to cover the first mortgage with rental income.  

If your concern is liability, what I did was get an umbrella insurance policy on the properties I house hacked under my name.

Land trusts can be an ideal choice in Florida, especially when working to shield properties and address Due on Sale (DOS) clause concerns effectively.