@Lan Raby, thanks for the vote on my post!

I am hoping to get landlords' perspective on this issue. my spouse has a felony where adjudication of guilt was withheld. theft in the workplace for a small amount but large enough to reach the felony threshold.

I can't imagine this would or should apply to a homeowner who has a flexible workplace and can function at home via the internet.

Totally agree with @Carlos RoviraMy work environment is a lot more relaxed than most work places out there, since I am a digital artist work on movies we basically work in a studio and phone calls are not a big deal at all.What I did get, when people around me found out I was doing REI, was a little bit of attitude and lots of questions, some of them automatically assumed that I have loads of money set aside just for REI and that I should just shut up and stop bragging.

Originally posted by @Julian L.:An

I would also love to have properties specifically to rent out seasonally to the many interns my workplace hires.

For the sake of argument, since my primary work place is where I work 8-5, couldn't I log the mileage for every single trip from my job to property viewings, closings, etc., and back home since these real estate deals aren't my primary job/I don't have a place of business as a real estate agent (belong to a brokerage but have never shown up there) and are temporary in nature (e.g., my client gets into a contract, I show him property, show up for inspection, closing, etc. -- that is only going to last 45 days max usually so I would assume all trips to the property and even from the property to my place of residence would qualify as mileage under the temporary work selection.)

Places to work, places to shop etc... 

Your day-to-day personal expenses are covered; you're free from credit card debt and other personal / consumer debts; you're saving in traditional retirement accounts, like a workplace 401k, up to your full employer match; you have a comfortable emergency fund.I'm assuming the real estate market, at this time, is "normal" (like 2014 or 2015).

I had a situation where I did over and above my job, I kept everything clean making sure if I ever needed any time for a personal situation being my child was sick and had to pick her up I always made up the time over and above the time I used to get her to care to get back to work, I clocked in later than so arrived I clocked in earlier than so left everyday, I always gave more time, I took less lunch time than everybody else, I appeared blameless in every situation, I had a witness everytime if I had to deal with any money, then like a previous post in here, one day my boss grew fangs when I made a mistake that was completely fixable and abused me verbally put of the blue and so resigned and worked out my final weeks with my head up coz I knew and so did all the other staff that I was blameless and I learnt a valuable lesson to keep your relationship professional no matter how everyone else functions in the workplace, the fact in this situation was my boss was jealous that I got results out of the staff, which is silly coz that was my job, to manage them effectively that they would produce!...