And, I sure as hell won't agree to any arrangement whereby I owe someone my time on a prolonged basis. 

Timeframe, legal considerations, and best practices going forward of course vary by jurisdiction.You can't count on believing that the family member doesn't already have utilities under their name or similar arrangement that will keep the power on for them.

I really am trying to wrap my head around the scaling of things because the book assumes your still in the saving stage....

In the bedroom with the map you have to stage it as a office.

It's also nice to include some photos if you want things staged, or the coffee table items arranged a certain way.

Important to note, Dekalb county is in the early stages of introducing their own STR legislation.

Im in the very very very beginning stage so we shall see. 

If you are in the early stages, and you have a loan contingency, you should be able to cancel and get your EMD back with a loan denial letter from your lender. 

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

However, are there tax implications to this kind of arrangement?