I am estimating that there is still about $5500 worth of work to complete the project plus the dishwasher, refrigerator and some bathroom items (that I have already paid for).The gentleman and I still have a relationship and he is paying for a guy to come work when he can afford it (telling me he is building mobile homes for $12/hr during the day and managing the night shift at McDonald's to cover bills and my work).

I guess it's hard to build a home on shifting sand. 

I’ve read on multiple old posts that there is no need to create an LLC until you have a few deals under your belt (I’m sure they are referring to the aspect of shifting the liability off of you) curious how this works come tax season if you also work a W2 job (as I do and plan on doing) where your gross income from a property would be say 12k for a year but your net income or cash flow is only 1K.

Scott offered this as a tip in the BiggerPockets Podcast episode 311 - 6 Rules for Investing in Real Estate in the Coming Economic Shift https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/biggerpoc...Glad to see another investor in Montana on the forums @Andrew Schrader.

As a small time RE investor (two properties), I'm thinking it just makes the most sense to 'shift' some of the deductions I used to enter on a Sched A over to the Sched E because of the new rules/deductions with the Tax Cut & Jobs Act.

What you are seeing from the other posters is the conversation shifting to a place where most people don't think this makes sense and most aren't even talking about the house hack.  

In the long run, I'd like to shift to current income so I can retire earlier (10 years).  

When I got there, I was quickly shifted over to the commercial loan officer.    

I plan to lock in a rate within 3 weeks so I look at historical data and find the largest shift in interest rates over a 3 week time.

In another market where land costs more than construction, your numbers can shift a little.