It isn't that hard to get licensed, and if someone can't pass the test I would be very concerned about what kind of a leasing agent they are honestly. 

And even though virtually every sponsor agreement allows me to share investment information with others who might be advising me on it (especially when club members are bound by an NDA), I still ask the sponsor if I can share it, because it's a test.

I think we need to do more to make sure that SDDI and entitlements pass a common sense test.

there are 3 material participation tests we need to pass at least one of them: substantially all work time spent on the property is your doing (including cleaning and repairs)100 hours and more then anyone else( this one I think applies to you) 500 hours (hard to substantiate for one property)Please note for the 100 hour and more then anyone else test you need to not only keep a time log for yourself but a time log of ALL people who have participated in the property.

The requirement for deducting tickets is that the trip is primarily for business, and you have only 1 day out of a week for business, so you do not pass the "primarily" test.

He did no testing whatsoever, didn't even remove the heat shield on the water heater. 

As you mentioned, we have also seen first hand and through our students that it typically takes a few offers to get the ball rolling, and then there is a bit of a snowball effect once you get into the process of making multiple offers a week, that will lead to a more consistent pipeline that can be scaled into a full-time job if you choose to.MartelTurnkey buys houses and tests out the teams on the ground with our own funds and portfolio before letting out clients go through and use those teams on the ground.

It's time tested, tried and trued.

Another vote for Schlage Encode (easy setup if you use Android, very reliable, great battery life even with heavy usage) and more straightforward for us than Yale Assure (which we also tested).

It's challenging and will test your patience but it's worth it.