My thought is these activities are active in nature and I'm looking for strategies to move some of my expenses move from the passive category to active so I can get some tax benefits against my W2 income.Would creating a Construction LLC be a good idea to implement this strategy? 

Once I started to implement this strategy, I was offering on about 5 properties a week until I finally decided on the best deal. 

I assumed they would be implementing that in all 50 states, but as of now, you're right, they probably will hold off on that.

They are significantly under market (though I would never re-rent them without a gutting) I have calculated their rent increases and will draft a lease that does not implement the increase for 6 months.

If I was making this post a few years back, I would certainly be leaning towards the House Hacking method, but I don't think she'd go for living in a duplex/triplex with other tenants, and considering we have two Australian Shepherds.Anyway, this is where my head is at for our first strategy: Buying our first live-in home as a fixer-upper and kinda/sorta implementing the BRRRR strategy. 

If I was making this post a few years back, I would certainly be leaning towards the House Hacking method, but I don't think she'd go for living in a duplex/triplex with other tenants, and considering we have two Australian Shepherds.Anyway, this is where my head is at for our first strategy: Buying our first live-in home as a fixer-upper and kinda/sorta implementing the BRRRR strategy.

What changes are you implementing in your business to keep it running and profitable?

Now, it's not just whether they're allowed, it's how you're required to implement the RUBS.

Presently, they are also implementing stricter lending requirements and are even verifying income up to the day of closing. 

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