@Kevin Paglia I'll try to simplify it at as a PM... 

simplify your listing, simply put,, add your rent criteria, your credit screening, occupancy limits and simply state you will respond in kind to inquires that meet or exceed the limits you post and that showings are by appointment only, no responses will be made other than business hours... put in what you want if they can't read don't respond. 

I will have to see it the current executor would be willing to get the tenants on a lease as that would simplify the process.

There are a lot of issues here, and I'm not sure I understand them all, honestly.Let's try to simplify.  

There are good descriptions all over the internet, but normally it just simplifies down to the ratio of number of people in each unit over the total number of people using that utility in total, but when you have vacancy/turnover, RUBS allocates more fairly, so the tenants are only paying for the days they were in the unit. 

There are two methods that one can use when claiming this deduction, see IRS website below:IRS Home Office DeductionIRS Home Office Deduction (Simplified Method)If you are asking about a local restriction on space that must be used as home living space vs office space, I don't believe there is such a restriction.

I'm a skittish newbie who really wants to get invested in real estate, and the kind of products Morris Invest purports to offer (full service, a mentorship-style walkthrough of the whole experience, and a tailored approach to use the resources the investor has available) is a really tempting way to get started.Here are some things that have been different about my experience thus far (compared to the posts I found from pre-2020): - Previous offerings: rehab units; current offerings: new builds - Previous market: Indianapolis; current markets: Joplin, MO, Lubbock, TX and Odessa, TX - Previous financing affiliate: Ocean Point; current financing affiliate: SDIRA Wealth - Previous communication: bad (delayed, uninformative, and the like); my experience this week: ~10 minute delay in the scheduled phone call; very responsive via email (I received the follow-up mentioned on the call within twenty minutes of hanging up; I sent a reply with many detailed questions at lunchtime today [12:43 PM ET] and received a thorough response same day [8:05 PM], including a simplified pro forma example.) - During our phone call yesterday, I was strongly encouraged to visit the development prior to purchase; none of the previous reviews mentioned this even as an optionHas anyone worked with the company recently, or has anyone heard of any recent engagement with Morris Invest? 

A few things that may simplify your equation. 

Yes this is incredibly simplified, but my opinion is that whenever you limit yourself to one geographic area, your opportunities are severely limited as well. 

This will simplify the process.