Can you learn (give a one sentence description) the ones you don't.

This is a one-pager that has a few photos and descriptions of the property, for Craigslist, BP, local RE Club, Facebook marketing, once you have the property under contract.

It sounds from your description that it is.However, because you also do personal activities in the room (play games on your desktop), it doesn't sound like this would pass the "exclusive use" rule.Playing the games on your laptop in a different room would likely qualify the room as "exclusive use" as a home office.Also note that in the future if you take this deduction, there is a simplified method you can use to reduce the records you have to keep - just multiply the square footage of the office by $5 (if it is under 300 total square feet).

City and County have no geographic restrictions within those boundaries, but if within Chicago limits you cannot participate in the Cook County program - must go Chicago. 

     I'm doing really well in areas around the greater Palm Springs area but am feeling a little concentrated, would like to diversify geographically. 

And to your last sentence, I'm not sure there is a workaround to avoid mortgage lending rules, especially if your loan is to a borrower who is also occupying the home (given how sensitive the CFPB is with owner-occupied loans).Sorry for the segue...https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/whats-the-...Abel the description above by Shiloh makes zero sense as you know.. a mortgage and DT are the same thing just different names basically and a note is either secured or NOT secured... can't be both  LOL  ugh BP sometimes some really bad info floats around here.

I've read that lease options can vary geographically, so I was curious if anyone is actively using this strategy near Minneapolis?

I want it to contain properties, descriptions, abiliy to complete web site online, make online payments, submit service requests, etc.

I would like to post a description of the project, but I'm not sure what is the best forum for it - investment, developers, syndication?

I'm still trying to figure out my market, what niche I'm interested in, and exactly what location (geographic) I want to focus in.