Go to a new home community, sell it out, then turn around and become a realtor and pick up all the resales since you would know everyone in the community and hopefully they all know love and trust you.As you consider brokerages to actually join, look to see if they are public or not. 

Has that been problematic for you due to Texas being a non-disclosure state?

Require Renter’s InsuranceNow, this might seem like overkill for just a room, but renter’s insurance is non-negotiable in my book.

But how do the suspended losses for final K-1 flow into Schedule E line 41 (or line 32): from line 28 column g (passive loss allowed via 8582) or from line 28 column i (non passive loss allowed)?

Pet owners sometime seem more responsible than non-owners!

My insurance doesn’t allow smoking and if I don’t address a problem when I discover it I could be at risk of a policy cancellation or non-coverage if the smoking were to set the building on fire.

One thing I learned from a long career in public service is that it is better to underpromise and overdeliver than the other way around. 

Has anyone worked with a public adjuster on Long Island (Nassau County or Suffolk County) or in the New York City area to help with an insurance claim? 

My apology for assuming you signed a lease.I tell my prospects their deposit is non-refundable if they don't adhere to the written terms of the contract I use for the deposit.

But there are certain counties that have made getting a non-primary residence STR such a hassle (*cough* JeffCo *cough cough*), that hosts avoid going thru the process altogether.