That being said, when it comes to housing prices nationally and locally, there are many factors besides inflation to consider besides just property values.

I own 100% of my corporation.

Even though I have a great corporate sales job with a W2 income over $200k annually, I've always known I didn’t want to rely on that income forever.

We have DSCR loans (non-construction) for foreign nationals.

Currently, Cleveland has one of the lowest price/rent ratios in the Nation, with the average home price being $187k and the average rent being $1,416/Mo. 

Especially if you can provide information on the syndication he's trying to organize, this could have regional/national implications.

We have good success with STR and MTR, lots of Universities here, 2 Air Force Bases, Air War College, Space Force, 3 hospitals, Amazon distribution center, Meta data facility, Hyundai manufacturing, 2nd lowest taxes in the nation.

If the leak is due to the software I would switch to a bigger more national brand instead of some company that is smaller and has the ability to have cyber issues.

However, this is a difficult qualification to meet, especially if you have a full-time job outside of real estate.Don’t worry if you aren’t able to qualify for REPS status, because there is another strategy that is referred to as a “loophole”, which is the STR strategy.Per Section 1.469-1T(e)(3)(ii)(A): there are six exceptions where your rental property income is not automatically considered to be “rental activity” and thus may unlock the door for being able to offset these losses against your active income.The average customer use is seven days or less.The average customer use is 30 days or less and significant personal services were provided (for example, daily housekeeping).Extraordinary personal services are provided, regardless of the duration of customer use.The rental is incidental to a non-rental activity.The property is available during defined business hours for non-exclusive use by various customers.The property is used in an activity conducted by an S Corporation, partnership or joint venture in which the taxpayer holds an interest.If your property qualifies by meeting one of the exceptions above, the next step is to demonstrate material participation in the rental activity.

In total over  100+ hotels were managed with millions in revenues, a large corporate structure and a large staff.