Also you can’t use any equity in that deal to finance another deal unless it is also with the same participating bank and SBA.   

Not everyone wants to be told they are great and get participation trophies just for trying.

To avoid any confusion, this is not the same thing as ( “home sharing”, or an “owner-occupied rental.”)Improvements generally need to be depreciated over 15 years, note I said generally, depending on the nature of the improvement and how long the IRS standard depreciation period is for the cost and size of expenses.Strategies depend on a number of things including, but not limited to: type of property, your material participation, how long you plan to hold it, your goals.

Treasuries will go "no bid" and there will be a collapse of confidence in both (i) the U.S. dollar, and (ii) U.S. treasury debt instruments [bills / bonds / etc].When this financial inflection point comes, you do not want to own assets who's values are directly tied and leveraged to the yield on U.S. treasury debt instruments (specifically commercial real estate where most market participants are max leveraged).

Participant Loan.

Begin with do you gave a participating housing authority ( HA) in your clients area? 

I am networking with the other MFM participants, it's just tricky because most of us are newbies.

I know in California it is legal and the state acknowledges it however it does restrict the finder to basically introducing the parties and they can not participate in negotiations, etc.

The STR Loophole (materially participate & less than 7 day rental) vs. providing substantial services.  

Copied from IRS pub 925 under material participation:.Proof of participation.