Document your hours using a log.There are court cases of taxpayers not having a log and their position was thrown out resulting in added taxes, penalties and interest.

A couple of people created what they needed using a water meter with a pulse output and some small circuitry that somehow connects online.

well... you you didn't make $3000 then.maybe you could get enough of a return on something like a STR to make using a HELOC work. 

If you skip using a new loan, you avoid the costs of origination and high interest rates, It works well for our clients in Phoenix and in CA. 

I just keep seeing more and more pop up for sale at insane prices. 2 bedrooms for $725k that were last bought in 2022 for $695k using a HELOC on their primary to fund the down payment.

If he likes a deal and wants to get into it, he would need to be able to fill out the subscription documents, which are ~10 pages of things like, name, address, SSN, whether you are using a Trust, LLC or other entity, and a bit of information about his financial status as required by SEC rules. 

However, given that I’m out of state, I’m contemplating using a property manager.

I fear using a hard money lender is an easy way to screw yourself over, although I don't know.

I have done about 500 deals there (never using a realtor) and can get as any as I want with a " push of a button " All the best 

I've had my best results in smoke situations (fire, pot, cigarette) using a ozone generator 1st, then washing with TSP, then either bin or kilz