Do you use FF message, or do you text/email the client off the platform? 

You have a risk definitely, but paying your PM on a more consistent basis may help you get a motivated professional on your team who is there to stay!

Hi Luke, an education expense is a deductible business expense only if you get the education while your working in a business with a profit motive. 

Sure, it's 1954... there must have been a zillion cases and whatnot since then.And with Section 199A, you can use either the safe harbor or facts/circumstances to support 162 (frankly, the safe harbors are anything but safe, I'd take my chances on simply arguing continuous, regular, profit motive, etc.).Perhaps DM me.

So far I've only communicated via text or face-to-face that they are violating their lease, but they are still doing so and just trying to hide the smell. 

Look for distressed properties and motivated sellers.ProbateDivorceBehind in property taxesIn Preforeclosurevacant propertiesCode enforcement issue propertiesetc

It's now 30 days since the job was completed and no matter how many calls or texts I send they just do not respond.

We have done well with showmojo integration into things, and I have been testing and refining automated e-mail/text in concert to tenant inquiries, kind of tying the various systems use and user instructions together via that automated conversational part. 

Fast forward to yesterday(appraisals are done, waiting on underwriting) after a text from the realtor about signing a document that says I'm okay with him representing me and the seller, I called him and brought up the fact that I'd looked over the purchase agreement and the rental agreement and nothing was stated about the rent increase, but it was clearly stated that ALL rental income even prepaid rents (the warehouse was paid in full up front) would be prorated to the buyer (roughly 2200/month)I'm at a crossroads on what to do, part of me wants to just ask for earnest money and appraisal fees back and walk away, but the cashflow of $2300 (current rents not counting warehouse) on a $105,000 property just seems to appealing to walk away from, what do the more experienced investors than myself think

I undertand it depends on each individual's actions and motivation.