Most people who are affected by rent tend to be on lower socioeconomic rungs anyway and thus have less political heft to swing around.

Unfortunately, some PM companies do tend to focus on bigger portfolios, leaving smaller investors feeling overlooked.

They tend to all have good incomes, little to no credit, and are self employed with lots of family.

We have used it in our business but I tend to agree - if it shuts down and pushes more traffic back to youtube I think it would end up being better for us. 

I would tend to agree with the other CPAs typically.The 500-hour test is one of seven material participation tests used by the IRS to determine if a taxpayer is actively involved in a trade, business, or rental activity. 

They do tend to be slightly higher, but that doesn't mean your deal won't work.

A lot of local banks tend to have 1-3 year intro periods of lower interest rates for HELOCs, check with some yours. 

*It tends to stretch and sag over time.

I would tend think the value of the duplex would be higher than your estimate, but I don't know the market.By the way, I just re-read one of your posts, you don't have to put 25% down on a rental.

 I have no personal knowledge about either of these gentlemen but have been around the Paid for training for years and years.. both as student and invited Vendor to events.I think in a nut shell many of these give the student the push they need and the confidence they need to move forward.Although in the MFR realm this is not a Guru how to make money with no money..