This doesn't necessarily mean just an investor, but somebody who active works in the space and puts in at least 700 hours of work into it per year. 

Our industrial and commercial spaces have been much more lenient, but it needs to come into residential as well. 

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The spacious primary suite features a private full bath with double vanity, while the flexible layout provides options for bedrooms, an office, or hobby spaces.

This is not the cheap markets but the higher cost markets.This year I added a half bathroom out of existing space in a very expensive area. 

My suspicion is, in this relatively relaxed lending environment, you will do well to learn for 100-500 hours and then just get started.

@Nicholas Stout Welcome to the section 8 space!

Figure out a question set that helps dive into their expertise as investor-friendly agents, ask about their experience in the investment real estate space, and have them send you a few properties that could meet your goals to show that they can provide quality properties for your to analyze (hint: this is also good to see if they overpromised on their market [ex - Raleigh for cash flow]).Also with the new lawsuit, any agent that knows what they're doing will require you to sign an agency agreement prior to viewing a home.

What other steps would you take to see if it makes sense to relax the rental criteria?

It seems a stretch to pay for the Rig with Section 179.I would have development equipment onboard and dedicate a portion of the space to developmentI could put the companies logo on the side as advertisementGiven this, what tax strategies are actually practical?