I will not comment as to the tax laws and underlying rules - that is a discussion you can have with your tax advisor who presumably you are paying to help you.What I will do is provide practical and business guidance on tracking time.Firstly, there are apps available that can assist with time tracking where you can specifically detail your time, who you met with, etc.

If you wish to network or ask specific questions about your local market, you can go to your local real estate forum and discuss with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking 5.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

One of the articles on here discusses Warner Robins as a strong market, so we’ve been looking there some. 

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

A handy search bar in the upper right makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

I was cold contacted on LinkedIn recently to discuss syndications with DealEstate.AI. 

I was willing to offer some seller financing, and I was fine discussing the multiple.

Happy to discuss some numbers/properties if you're interested.

Some great discussion and suggestions.