Henry, I can answer that.A self storage operation is classified as such if the owner of the their property is the one taking them in and out of storage. 

There's a side that seems to think that if it's only occasional, it's not really a business and you can classify it as a capital transaction.I disagree with that and the IRS does as well.  

Holding a property as a rental for at least a year should clearly classify that as a passive asset.  

I already have Craigslist, Backpage, and eBay Classified on my list.

Roof in Milwaukee on a 4/12 pitch simple apartment should run $2.5-3.75 a sqft. 100/mo/door seems a little high for maintenance but that all depends on how you run things and classify what’s maintenance and what’s capex.

The great news about properties with 4 units and under is that these properties are still classified as residential.

What is relevant is how the Bank classifies your collateral.

Is there a way to find out if my neighborhood is actually classified as a D hood?

But it starts with understanding what costs actually get classified as expenses; in general, a cost is considered an expense if it would still exist even if the property was paid for in full (no mortgage).

There was a miss count and could be over 10 million depending on how one classifies non citizens.