Quote from @Joe DeSimpliciis: Hello All,I've been thinking about investing in a short term rental.

@Joe ScottOne of those rare cases when size does NOT matter. :)If anything, it's a disincentive for an auditor to dive into such complexity.BTW, there should only be one de minimis election statement for the entire return.

He also wanted a backflow preventer installed in the main sewer line.About $25k so far, but the end is in sight.Just my experience ...Joe

I am not guy of recommends labor, but San Antonio has a good amount of contractors that make a good work, just ask for their previous projects. 

@Noah Bussanich:On structure, something like the Best Ever Real Estate Syndication book by Joe Fairless will help outline some of the basics.Kim Lisa Taylor on these forums owns a law firm that specializes in syndications, and offers a free book, a free consultation.But the term "how to structure" can mean a lot of things.  

@Joe S.This is a “know your audience” responseIf you are around a bunch of college professors and they are technical then yes you can pull out all the big words - but as you mention many will try and use these big words in a convo and they scream newbie because it’s apparent they lack some knowledge as they are creating word salad with what they say.I just tell people be yourself

Any delay or failure in the performance by Landlord hereunder shall be excused if and to the extent caused by the occurrence of any event that is beyond Landlord's control, such as fires/ floods, earthquakes, wars, sabotage, terrorism, vandalism, governmental acts, injunctions, or labor strikes, acts of God and any other occurrences that are unavoidable or unpreventable despite reasonable efforts to prevent, avoid, delay, or mitigate the effects thereof."

Quote from @Joe S.: Quote from @Bob Stevens: Quote from @Nick C.: Anyone who places an emphasis on networking with wholesalers as a golden ticket is a wholesaler.

We have a large lake house in the midwest that attracts multi-family stays from Memorial to Labor Day.  

My main concern now is the unfinished porch.I'm receiving bids that are all over the map: some are as low as $1,300 for labor, while others range from $4,000 to $10,000.