To come to Silicon Valley most are already equipped with high achievement scores, Ivy League entrance qualification. 

I've been in the area for 5 years now and well equipment is just part of what we see around here.

@Silvia Pangaro what type of equipment and drones are you using?

The installation company becomes the utility, they own the equipment and lease it to you like your internet provider with the router. 

Is there a way to purchase equipment, vehicles etc. and write a portion of the cost off?

Yes military members have so much stuff and just army equipment.

You cannot live in a tiny house on wheels (or similar equipment such as RVs and boats) in Seattle city limits.

Equipment stays at the property even if tenant vacates

Having access to the proper PPE equipment, I chose to do the work myself.

The difficulty from what I see is that these sorts of scams are mostly small and local police are ill equipped to investigate and prosecute especially since most of the criminals are not local.