So response is slower, as they park in a safe area and string hoses or carry the medical stuff to the house.Look for a place with a lot of off street parking. 

Would it be safe to say private could be 10% and hard money is 12%?  

The expense can not be an improvement unless it falls under the deminimis safe harborCapitalized - improvement that does not qualify as a deminimis safe harbor and it relates to tenant area.Non-deductible - payment as it relates to personal residence area.

It would cost around $3,500 to safely get my head above water with the licensing expenses, and I currently do not have that much, as I have most of my money currently in either a retirement fund or going toward college.

I'm looking at the proper treatment of the de minimis safe harbor election 1.263(a)-(f), specifically paragraph 6 which details the anti-abuse rule.

The funds may feel safe, but they are likely not as safe as doing your own work.My fictional, perfect fund would have characteristics like the following: - Double digit simple interest yield.- Uses no or very, very little fund leverage (LOC for less than 20% of fund equity)- Lends in one specific location/region that fund managers have deep operational experience in and which has speedy foreclosure laws. - Multiple unrelated fund mangers with deep experience (so one can't get hit by a bus)- Lends at conservative LTVs, stage-gates release of funds based on project milestones.- All loans are in first position, with senior rights.- Lends only to experienced borrowers- Has good liquidity - 1 year lockup or lessThe problem is that no fund meets all of these criteria.

If a fire restoration company came out to inspect after the fire they would have deemed whether the structure was safe or not for repairs and to continue living in.Always good to do your own due diligence, but I personally think the plumbing and potential water issues pose a higher risk. 

If you choose to use this technique these are some of the Pitfalls to watch out for.

They said it is perfectly safe for kids/pets, but what will happen is that these mice will eventually just die wherever (there is not trap they die in)Questions:Is this quote reasonable for a 2-family with 3 visits?

I simply make what I consider to be safe investments as well as buy more assets.