If you operate an STR, gross income is your total rent paid by your guests, before any subtractions.To figure out your taxes, you take this gross income and subtract from it all allowable business expenses: marketing, education, technology, licenses and fees (including Airbnb and credit card fees), office expenses, business driving and so on.

Hello All, I am analyzing my deal and here are the detailsSmall Town , Couple of big Manufacturing plants and HQ for 1 of the fortune 500 Client.  Building : 1878 /2008 Renovated.Price : $600000 Asking Total Tenants: ...

There are so many opportunities in RE even with the challenges in residential market (which pale compared to office space RE).I believe in general rents lag property values.  

He further stated that he was too busy to bring a $45 check to the lenders office for the application fee, and asked if I would pay the application fee for him and he’d pay me back!  

Labor, office costs, etc. are no joke. 

The officers comment was that my home was so neat and tidy he simply walked through describing things and I could tell him what was missing.It seems that people want to find legal ways to discriminate.

It contains 1 office space and 3 residential units.

Would you recommend googling local closing attorneys and just emailing or calling their office asking what PL they recommend?  

In order to bid remotely you would need to wire the funds to Auction.com's Escrow Office, and they have to be received by them prior to you being allowed to bid on homes.  

@Bryan Melendez although section 8 is a federal program, each office is run by the local jursdiction.