I will not comment as to the tax laws and underlying rules - that is a discussion you can have with your tax advisor who presumably you are paying to help you.What I will do is provide practical and business guidance on tracking time.Firstly, there are apps available that can assist with time tracking where you can specifically detail your time, who you met with, etc.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Most are folks that have the emotional control of a 5 year old, controlling attitude, an omniscient narrative in every thread & topic, act like an online hall monitor, and constant attention seeking. 

Again, this is a factual action that will ensure that you remain in control of your property and that the other tenant has the peaceful use of the property that is a legal right.Fun, huh? 

A person who has spent his 2000 to 4000 minimum CPA practice hours doing foreign currency conversions at Deloitte for a Belgian energy company may not know the first thing about real estate or anything else.

Also, I noticed his office has poor controls over sensitive data.

You can, for example, control a $1M asset that appreciates $30-50k per year with a $50k down payment plus closing costs if your DTI is in good shape.

First, what does your lease say about pest/rodent control? 

And of course it goes without saying that any deal of this kind would involve an experienced real estate attorney--especially one that is "great" 😉Thank you for the insight, which is both practical and encouraging!

Similarly to what Mark Cruse stated above, provide dignified housing, respect your tenants, and either have a good PM or make sure you are updated on the regulations and best practices for placing tenants.