So from 2025, I’m thinking of living upstairs and running bottom floor (half of total RSF) as an STR.

If I stop filling the bait stations, I will have a half dozen mice in the house within a month.

Here’s your answer:Depreciation (Line 13/14) – can be added BACK as income Business Use of Home (Line 30) – can be added BACK as incomeVehicle Miles (Line 44A) – can be added BACK as incomeUn-allowed Meals and Entertainment (Line 24B) – is subtracted FROM your incomeIf you have a choice on HOW to deduct the items above then you want to CHOOSE to try to deduct them in those categories.

I have a friend 2 miles closer to the beach that has a 450 sqft studio garage conversion that is getting $1,600/mo and is getting blown up on Furnished Finder, even getting offered up to $2,000.

The backyard is fenced and on half an acre so that could be a big perk for dog lovers.

In my book, when you use questionable marketing practices and half-truths on a systematic basis, pretend that you have the interest of the buyer's at heart when in reality you get your pay from and therefore have your interests aligned with those of the developer (and only mention it in the small print that nobody sees because you legally have to), you can't be trusted on anything.Again, I hate to be the party pooper and I hope you'll do as well as you can but I think it not sharing this would be a disservice to the BP community.

I definitely want to meet Beth Johnson (already half way through her book and it's so fantastic) and pick her brain when appropriate.

Half the time the current tenant actually has a friend or relative who wants it and I don't even end up needing to create a listing. 

The prices are roughly half of Seattle.- Investors are buying and selling properties every day in Seattle.

About half our investors were previous investors; the other half found us through our on line investment portal.