There is zero income on the property right now because the current owners were using it for personal use and/or letting friends and relatives use the storage units and the metal building (for an auto dealership).  

Joseph,Bigger Pockets is the best site on the internet to build a newtork and get all the hlep you need to avoid mistakes and save money! 

@Jonathan Greene we've been promoting this tactic for over 15 years:)I was doing it 40 years ago for my dad when there was no internet so I get it.

You can't get around the auto withholding of taxes from the OTA´s as a foreigner in this country, but A. these are operating costs that exist wherever you invest and B. 

(i.e. most done work via phone and internet/building networks locally) I am currently in Virginia but want to look at cheaper markets for investments such as Pittsburg, PA.Hope to meet some great like-minded people here!

When I internet search “residential definition” the first definition is ”designed for people to live in”.  

It's just a product of the modern internet age and you are right, they always have a new way of skirting the rules.

If you use credit card for all expenses they are all auto entered.

The individual can verify that it is a licensed health care provider, but cannot easily determine if that health care provider is one of the many that advertise on the internet for ESA authorizations for a fee.I personally think the biggest advantage of using petscreening.com as well as enforce AB468 is it discourages bogus ESA applicants from applying.  

I've had clients buy a SimpliSafe security system and send it to the PM to set up for the property as well as a mobile wifi to make sure it's connected to the internet and notify the police.