., @Jay Hinrichs and @V.G Jason have done an excellent job of laying out a flaw in your thinking, and I will take it a couple of points further.1.

Once again: Great job Mike!

I will treat a witness as a trespasser.I want to really emphasize that this lady is a major headache and may have mental issues.It is possible she has been fired from her job as well. 

Note: This all pertains to the 2022 tax year and I still have a W-2 job which is the main source of my income.Given I've only owned a rental for one year (also my first home ever) and I'm very new to rental-related taxes, I of course hired a "good" tax advisor/CPA to help ensure I stay out of trouble with the IRS.

@Nathan Gesner My justification for taking the risk is that I have a solid W2 job so I can afford to take a hit for a couple of months for vacancies and maintenance.

Paint is not rocket science, and he asked if I had any work that needed doing, so I let him do the paint job instead of my painter (accepting in my mind that if he didn't do a great job this was going to be charity).

I am new to real estate investing and want to break free from my 3pm-11pm job.

They both have great jobs as nurses.

Population is growing and the job market is strong (major employers developing like Intel, Amazon, Meta, etc.)

For example, sometimes as a GC a person you know will ask you to do a job, you say to yourself, this will be quick and I'll get a little capital for the next deal.