Let's put it this way (and it might be offensive since you sounds like you are local Austinites), Austin demand is simply not even near Bay Area's demand.

So, there is nothing sorted, or illegal, or "tricky" here.See this link that talks about leasing assets to a business from a CPA.Leasing Assets to Your BusinessAlso, I mean no offense by this, but sometimes CPAs don't always give the best advice when it comes to RE investments as they have 1 very narrow minded view, which doesn't always relate to the greater picture of an investor's strategy. 

If my response was offensive to you, it was not meant in that light.

I am not very up to date on this offense and what impact it has on renting to him.

I'm sure opinions vary on this last point and no offense to Mil Orig but of course the loan guys want you to buy down the mortgage as that's guaranteed money in their pocket today vs.

Maybe I might get more clarity on what’s the best time to do so, and how many doors to aim to knock on per day  No offense but any investor that tells you do do door knocking is by definition ABSOLUTELY not smart.

(No offense Midwest!

However driving a car that literally costs more than the tenants house is just offensive.

I don't know all that much, but I do not put RE in corporations.I have both an LLC and S-corp that manages everything, but I'm not touching this one by myself or with the help of drive-byes (no offense BPer's!) 

I'm not looking for opinions or be careful warnings (with respect I mean no offense).