In our area, the housing authority does annual inspections to (mostly making sure the landlord is keeping up the units) review the tenant and the landlord. 

Are you aware of some actual legal authority that validates the IRS opinion on this issue?

Does anyone have any contacts to their acquisitions team and or their current buy boxes Companies below Cerberus Capital Management, L.PAngelo Gordon & Co.GoldenTree Asset ManagementFarallon Capital ManagementOaktree Capital ManagementI own one of the largest wholesale real estate company in Florida and we are newly into Texas for single family homes.

Here's my take on the decision:First, let’s look at the pros and cons of paying off your current short-term rental (STR):Paying Off Your STRPros:-You Eliminates your largest fixed expense (the mortgage), which increases your cash flow significantly.

Being a nutrition and fitness coach, your point below is the largest component that I have seen. 

Entitlement is the process of getting municipality authorization  to build a specific  structure  on a specific peace of land for a particular  reason. 

Quote from @Blake Dailey: So excited to announce to the community that as of last month, I acquired my largest deal to date which is a 130-Unit Hotel and Resort in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee!

To just make money is not enough.Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth  said it best in an interview.  

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?.

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