The issue is that none of the expenses for the portion you live in are deductible on Schedule E.  

@David Hall  the buy a home on credit cards really does not work in CA.. you can't buy homes for 5 to 10k like you can in MI...Nor will a LOI work in most of CA market won't allow it.. and agents with half a brain would not even return a call or e mail.

The e-commerce platform gives me ~45,000 views (over 1M impressions per month), the YT channel is smaller, ~20,000-30,000 views depending on how much content I push, but the thought of turning that into a blog has always been in the back of my mind.

IT'S CALLED E-COMMERCE  AND DROP SHIPPING.

Quote from @Tyson E Keslar: I am a remodeling contractor and have a long time friend/acquaintance with significant resources and capital.

I'm trying to migrate from e-rent payment to Innago.

Preferably contact them by e-mail to set up a consultation call. 

@Nancy E.

For example, you can't just use an ordinary e-mail.

A 12% return on an all cash investment seems good, especially if I can “juice” the return by borrowing 50% of that at 6%.