By the way name-calling is against forum rules (ignorant, idiotic, obnoxious, rude, “presumptous” (sic).

Non-Performing – For a lender to call a note due in full they are basically re-classifying a performing asset on their own balance sheet to a NON-performing asset.

Put this under Classifieds forum:)

I often do site visits to the property and then design/draw the hvac/plumbing systems for the building.From what I gather below the following would all fall under "real property trades":"The statute lists 11 types of real property trades or businesses: real property development, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, conversion, rental, operation, "I believe that my line of work can be classified under "real property development", "construction", "conversion".

Loans are classified by the collateral taken, not by who the borrower is, that can be a very thin line....

A couple common examples where you the investor are now an employer...If you hire Joe Bob the day laborer and pay by the hour - your state would probably classify them as your employee. 

Hey @Valerie Kinkead, drop this in the Classifieds section.

What are the benefits of her being "Classified" as a full-time investor?

You might list it in the classifieds section instead of here.This is one of the issues with STRs when you want to get out of it. 

Any time I've done an addition, I had to raise the floor to match the rest of the house.There is one unethical hack I've seen for the floor issue -- calling the garage conversion a "storage conversion" (not classifying it for living purposes).