The hourly rate must be reasonable.From here:  http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/se...I don't know where the myth started that says landlords can't charge for their time/labor.  

Again, I don't care what color they are, what they look like, what they dress like per se.

Scroll down to the blue section, about the 2nd half of that section:http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/se...But, basically, what it says, is that normal wear and tear happens from using something in a normal manner over time.So, a worn knob would be normal wear and tear.  

$50k might work in some portions of central, north and southwest Florida but might not be all that great to work with in some places closer to SE Florida.

You can find these opportunities in the SE, Texas and the midwest - to name a few. 

Is rental income subject to SE tax?

I'm new here and am getting started in real estate investing; however, I am an attorney in SE Michigan with years of corporate and real property transactional work at one of the large firms in town.  

My marketing to attorneys has historically been to provide liquidity services for their probate and trust clients, not real estate services, per se.

I know SE is going transition even though I am not sure if it is the same kind of transition as Baltimore or not.

I understand the concept of "Logic" can be challenging but here we have what is called non se·​qui·​tur | \ ˌnän-ˈse-kwə-tər also -ˌtu̇r \ Definition of non sequitur 1 : an inference (see inference sense 1) that does not follow from the premises (see premise entry 1 sense 1) specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative (see affirmative entry 1 sense 3) proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent (see consequent entry 1 sense 1)