She is also my neighbor so I have been bringing her organic produce from my vegetable garden (she loves that) and even helped dog sit her dogs for free.

Provide a signed copy of the NoteThe investor should be identified as follows:For all investments: Client First Name Last Name>, legal owner via non-trust custodial IRA with AETBe sure to indicate % of ownership on title for multiple investorsSigning of documents:On a go-forward basis we will no longer sign documents.Due to the titling change, the account holder will be the only one that can sign the documents (with the new vesting)Excluded States:Because of a variety of issues we have encountered with the following locations we will no longer accept IRA investing real estate transactions in the following areas: The State of Maryland, The State of South Carolina, The State of New York, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, The State of Georgia, The State of Florida.

Often times too many cooks in the kitchen is the wrong recipe.

Further, too many groups coming together can mean too many cooks in the kitchen and lack of the ability to execute the biz plan properly.You bet on the jockey first. 

I would avoid spreadsheets, since there's definitely a "too many cooks in the kitchen" problem with that approach. 

My STR and LTR's are all schedule E.Unless you are cooking them breakfast or offering daily cleaning with a turndown service you will be on a schedule E.

No need for any overpriced education, just read books on real estate investing during your down time (I would recommend the "ABCs or Real Estate Investing" by Ken Mcelroy if you are brand new) and listen to the BP podcast when you're commuting, cleaning, cooking, etc.

I’m focusing on Lake County and perhaps Northern Cook county as well.

.🌱 Whether it's painting, hiking, cooking, or playing an instrument, hobbies give us a chance to relax, get creative, and just feel good.🧘‍♀️ And here's the kicker: hobbies are like natural stress-relievers.

This is a state law, so it doesn't matter where you are in Chicago, suburban Cook, etc.