An example of this would be mixing your personal money and LLC money in the same bank account.3.

Try to avoid mixing your primary residence up in your projects, I've seen it turn ugly, Fast.

I have had mixed success on the appeals. 

Whichever way you go, do your own taxes or get a CPA, make sure you have a good bookkeeping system for each rental and I'd recommend getting a business checking account - when I had my rental income and expenses mixed in with my personal account, it took a long time to sort through which was personal and business (rentals) with pages of bank statements. 

It is my opinion that renters and (Landlord owned) ice makers do not mix- unless you want to pay for a lot of repairs.

With no entry barriers, it probably has greater mix of bad apple than some other, tightly regulated professions.

These two have become very popular over the last few years, and you'll get mixed reviews from all sides. 

That's how many of the larger complexes get funding to buy and rehab buildings,, that the normal small investor can not afford.Section 8 like other government programs has difficult aspects to it to manage, the people on section 8 are like a bushel of apples, some good some rotten to the core, and when mixed together the entire bushel tends to go rotten if the rotten apples aren't tossed out of the bushel.LOTS of paperwork and inspections and the inspectors are just as complicated as the tenants sometimes.

An example would be a realtor brokerage that buys a mixed-use house in a downtown area, uses the main area for the brokerage office, and subleases/rents any remaining space to other businesses/tenants.

I think it's okay to not have a deluxe backyard, see what the market is demanding.We didn't want to or have the funds to do a full renovation, Here are some things we did when we got our primary ready to rent:-Tore out fiberglass tub and surround in master bedroom-Had new tub and tile surround put in (felt nicer for primary bedroom suite)-New toilets and all new faucets-Hired guy to resurface all kitchen and bathroom countertops-Took down popcorn ceiling and had resurfaced/ painted-Neutral paint and trim throughout (had different colors all over prior)-changed out washer hook-up valves to prevent issues Things I wish we would've taken care of:-regular yard maintenance hired out and baked into rent-LVP flooring throughout (kept mix of tile and carpet)Just did final walkthrough and got keys this morning for tenant moving out.