And the way it works in these entities as far as compensation goes, the law literally says you have to pay that person a fair wage based on what their job is.

Maybe he should use one such person, a brain surgeon.

When they found out one client is working with their friends, often they decline to work with that person as not trust worthy. 

@Alberto VargasJust consider the LLC like any other person...  A

Also however did your renovation can serve as your maintenance person as your portfolio gets larger.

As for the persona of LL's being evil, much of the real estate out there is owned by REIT's that are favorites of older, retired people for the safe monthly income. 

I had several phone calls with the ones I liked (you should visit in person as well) and asked A LOT of questions.

Remodel I have left for one person as this gave me the best price and I didn't have to worry about making appointments with different contractors and baby sitting them.   

Probably not every self-employed person is able to do this, but I would always offer a recent statement from all my accounts to show that I had ample funds in reserve to pay rent even if my business went belly up.As a self-employed guy myself, I would happily rent to another self-employed person as long as they proved they had a legitimate business because, in many cases, the self-employed are far more resilient financially than many folks with traditional jobs.Think about it.

I've made a spreadsheet which combines data from these sources:https://www.rawson.co.za/transfer-cost-calculatorhttp://www.sars.gov.za/Tax-Rates/Income-Tax/Pages/...http://www.sars.gov.za/TaxTypes/PIT/Pages/Tax-on-r...http://www.sars.gov.za/TaxTypes/PIT/Pages/Examples...http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Africa/South-Af...http://www.standardbank.co.za/standardbank/Persona...Rental income is added to any existing income you have, and any expenses incurred in trying to get that rental income are deductible, including the interest portion of the bond, excluding the costs of transfers and setting up the bond.I'm hoping I'm not calculating something correctly!