Scenario 3), the you could come out marginally ahead of making monthly extra principal payments of $300.00, provided you were not pulling the lump-sum from a LoC and then repaying the LoC over the ensuing 10-months ... as the additional interest would negate the marginal advantage.Scenario 4 and {my favourite} Scenario 5 were included to illustrate the benefit of more frequent principal payments.

You'll have depreciation shielding your passive income, so that's a 35% savings on your marginal income. however if you flip you'll be subject to higher tax rate - so you'll have to figure out what strategy works best for you.

He was a consultant that was in town frequently and hated hotels. 

If you want to move assets off shore those assets may or may not be subject to collection depending on the country.  

We have a saying in Texas that seems to apply to the subject of this thread“Big hat, No cattle”.

Does anybody here have experience or insight on this subject?

My name is Jed Butikofer and I am currently located just outside Bakersfield, CA, but move frequently for work. 

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

Can you point me to a reported decision where a court ordered money damages in lieu of specific performance when real property was the subject of the dispute?

Reason I’m asking is because today reading through old posts on this subject, I came across discussions that stated if it was Credit Card, PayPal, or similar avenues, that 1099s aren’t needed since those companies issue them.