my RE income from my rentals is semi-passive of course... so less active than W2 but more active than dividends or social security.I just dont really see owning rentals as passive to me its active if your going to stay right on top of them and have them perform like you want them to ( this is specfic to owning C class low B class sFRs  Not those who might own 100 unit apartments with professional management those are passive as long as they are working good. . 

They will have proof you requested the service, so as long as the charge is reasonable it should stand up in court if you tried to evict for nonpayment or something like that.

That first deal always hits different—it’s not just a property, it’s proof you’re making moves.

Hey we are going to flame you big time on Social media.. 

Proof. 

I believe if I can present a bullet proof opportunity, I can find the funding.

Meetups, conferences, social media - connecting with as many people as makes sense and just discussing investing and what you do and if you found X would they be interested in investing with you.

Learning from a successful person would help to make your business more "bullet proof".

A savy agent sensing a situation like that might simply ask for proof of funds before showing the house which a nosey neighbor is unlikely to have.

., there's almost definitely significant value in some sort of proof of concept.