But I'm curious do properties in other countries count?

And then the last hurdle is that driving miles between your home and your rental properties by default is considered to be like your "commute" to work, and your commute doesn't count as business miles. 

We have more people than I can count doing behind the scenes work to make it all run, hundreds upon hundreds of people and vendors.

It markets our properties, screens our tenants, collects our rent, deposits it into our bank accounts, has full accounting and reporting features, has a tenant facing web portal & app where tenants can log in and report maintenance issues and see their account, etc, for $2/door/month - but they have a $45 minimum monthly fee... so up until you cross 22 doors it would be $45.

Obviously, they have no intention of following the law & I wouldn't count on them to adhere to your lease provisions, either.Don't get me wrong - I love dogs & my pit (who went through the big doggie door in the sky many years ago) was the best dog, ever!

I believe if you change jobs or leave that job, you have to pay that loan back or else it counts as a distribution.

You can count on your HOI being raised annually from now until the foreseeable future. 

Count me in for $50k

Would we see increased cross-border transactions and a surge in property investment opportunities?

Rick Basement square footage and room count are typically not counted on public record but in some states agents list it or are allowed to list it.