When you charge under market rent, the IRS deems that you do not have a profit motive and, therefore, disallows all rental expenses. 

I feel it's extremely important that I link with like-minded individuals.

Goal in mind is to establish my (and soon to be wife's) primary residence/house hack whilst rebuilding reserves for future investment. 

Hey Robert,What exit strategy do you have in mind?  

Indoor camera ONLY for the vacant period for safety/peace of mind then plan to remove once renting it out but will keep outdoor cameras. 

I have been searching online for a real estate investors networking group in Vermont but it doesn't seem like there is much so I would like to start one.Even if it is just a couple people to start I think having a network of like-minded people is crucial to success. 

But there are a few factors to keep in mind:1.

Be mindful that there are rules that the lenders want you to check off.Furthermore, there are other rules on the tax side where you want to normally be under to get the most tax benefits.The magic number in both instances is '14 days'Lenders want you to stay atleast 14 days to meet the secondary home requirement.The tax accountant normally wants you to stay less than 14 days or 10% of the days it was used as a rental to treat it as a rental and not as a personal residence.Best of luck!

I’m not in Tyler, but I know how important it is to find like-minded people when starting out.

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