Your common area is walled off and has a door (a pocket door in your case).  

To be considered a trade or business for the qualified business income deduction, all of these must be true:Your participation in the rental activity must be regular, continuous, and substantial.You conduct the rental activity with the expectation that you'll make a profit.The rental activity is conducted in the United States or Puerto Rico.Rental activities that are considered trades or businesses include:A real estate professional who materially participates in the activityA rental to a commonly owned trade or businessRental activities that aren't considered trades or businesses include:Rentals for less than fair market value (FMV)A lease agreement in which the tenant pays for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenanceA vacation home that's rented out and also used as a personal home

BTW, Common Day Rates range from $125 to $250 contingent on the work.

We own over 600 apartment units in Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, and Mentor OH, of which quite a few require rehab to bring to market rent.We struggle to find enough contractors for this work.I know that this is a common problem, but if anyone has any recommendations for contractors in that area, that would be awesome!

I'm not the best at math so am using, what I think, is a more common sense approach, but seemed to make sense to me.

"Don't let common excuses hold you back!

And most had cash from the sale of their Cali homes and would overpay for the AZ property.That has stopped as far as most people I know are concerned......they have finally wised up.And now that AZ prices have gone up, the deals are not as common.....but they are still there.

Hello Schneur, @Jason Wray explained seller financing very well here.I see you're located here in NY... please keep in mind that seller financing is not very common here because most sellers prefer to cash-out and reinvest elsewhere.

The most common beginner-friendly strategies include buy-and-hold (acquiring properties to rent out), fix-and-flip (renovating and reselling), and house hacking (living in a multi-unit property and renting out other units).

I am also trying to establish my team, I have a good realtor who is sending me properties, I was connected to a lender but I am open to suggestions/ recommendations for lenders, property managers, project manager (is this common?)