.- It's very difficult to argue about travel being a business expense if you're just going to look at properties, I would argue against it in a majority of cases.- Depends on what you're doing specifically, but usually I'd recommend getting an EIN at least to give access to business bank accounts- Repeating #1, if you're going to a property and 100% of your time is spent doing renovations and the like, sure, but if any of it is for personal benefit, that'd be disallowed.

Looping him in as he may be a good connection!

As I'm looking for a house hack, I'd really love to live in a decent area (some in Jersey City can be iffy).

I wouldn’t think this would necessarily be the correct solution in a condo unit.

But anyone who considers themselves a GC for hire, it's a bit odd they wouldn't first get their ducks in a row, it's quite easy.If it was me, I wouldn't worry about him not being licensed/insured, I would just make sure to vet him.

I used Hostaway for the last year and the they recently snuck in a 1.8% fee for our direct booking site.

2) You MUST screen these people before renting to them, but you can use FurnishedFinders screening tool3) Otherwise, you can put your choice of screening link in your ad or include in a response template in FF.

BP family- I bought a duplex with an attached ADU in a great part of San Francisco (lower pac heights, 94115) about a year ago.

Some developers go above and beyond on kitchen appliances and install a package that may make sense in a $1.5M+ house in a $900k house but short change all other areas of the rehab.

Fortunately, the tenant paid for all of it.They lived in a building with a nice laundry facility (six washers and dryers) that were priced below what the laundromats charge.