You do not operate a trade/business - they you avoid 1099s, but neither can you use business overhead deductions.Disclaimer: you cannot simply claim to be running trade or business, it's not some checkbox election.

Granted, I am sure most are simply deleting their emails, but that is a big database of people that have either taken the course or raised their hand at one point to learn more about the company. all this RE training is just based on MLM  presentations and such..

Simply buy a property every year or two if you can.

And always have the ability to fire a builder and pay out for work (which is why you don't want them to front load the contract) in case they simply aren't producing.New construction seems risky. 

If you were simply leasing the home TO an assisted living business, it would be a different story. 

It may sound funny to pay a 1031 exchange service to simply receive money for you and spend it for you, but it is essential. 

I recently sold a house and they had a home inspection and they came back with a list and I simply told the buyers , No to any price reduction or the "repairs" .

Or is this simply the appetite for commercial loans currently?  

The best thing we have seen work is to simply tell the potential members that Co-living is not for everyone up front. 

Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: for us we do very little marketing we rely on MLS what we do to compete is spend an extra 10k or so per house with upgrades other builders simply wont do..