The solution was to suggest they renew for 9 months.

On the other hand, this phrase is often used by the likes of Uncle G (who, having an accounting degree, should really know better) to suggest claiming personal expenses as business deductions.

You feel you have to rebut my comment to bolster/protect your business that’s fine, but I would suggest you steer clear of exposing client financials unless your in the business of fighting legal suites rather than real estate. 

Fairfax county helpdesk seems to suggest that I can only do it via a RE lawyer.

Any suggestions?  

Additionally, don’t overlook the opportunity cost of pulling money from your 401k—those funds could have been compounding in the market.I’d also suggest stress testing your ROI by running scenarios with higher expenses or lower rents to see how resilient the investment is.

My lender suggested moving a multi-family from my personal name to an LLC immediately post-closing via quit claim deed.

I would suggest learning how to analyze property.

As a wholesaler, a seller approached me with a 48 unit apartment complex, 7 duplexes and a 2500 sqft Single family that he wants to sell (all of which occupy the same block.) Half of which are vacant and the other hal...

Some quick googling suggests the answer is yes provided I don't rent it out more than 180 days for the first year, do I understand correctly?