Separate the work into 3 separate categories: 1) Those that are specifically related to the future STR usage, 2) Those that benefit you while living in the house and have zero bearing on the future STR, 3) those that benefit both you and the future STR....assign a percentage to the usage.Be specific and complete.

Here is a link to their zoning district summary:https://planning.baltimorecity...You could also call them if you want more specific information.

This can range from local real estate clubs all the way up to multifamily specific events such as the National Multi Housing Council’s annual meeting.

I know the IRS asks about entity vs personal members and if they're foreign or not specifically on the 1065 and other tax forms. 

These are not specifically real estate related.

For your specific question about doing a JV on the loan, my suggestion would be that both go on the loan and then do a separate joint venture agreement...because you can not have an LLC on the loan for those loan types, they need to be in your personal names.I am not a lender so maybe one of my lender friends could chime on exactly this would work @Zack Karp, @Michael Facchini, or @Jose Valdovinos?

Then ask them specifically if they help with this sort of thing.Oftentimes owners of businesses want their employees to "think like an owner."

  - US Treasuries, with each passing year, are "less safe", putting upward pressure on yields: Regardless of the election outcome, neither party is about to solve the budget deficit.

Quote from @Rud Sev: Hello,I am new to the world of syndication (LP investor) and want to understand how taxes at a high level for syndication as LP before asking individual specific questions to my CPA.Notably, I want to understand how preferred returns/cash flows are taxed, if at all, until the amount invested has been returned.

Maybe it can help you in your specific situation, it depends.