So I don't bother with recording time any longer since I'm quite confident I meet that standard, no safe harbor is therefore needed.If you have multiple properties as I do you might be better served by simply working up a list upfront of all factors tending to establish the trade or business nature of your activities instead of tying yourself to unwieldy contemporaneous logs that must be kept ever year indefinitely.My list has about 30 factors that tend to establish trade or business status, very likely far more than I would ever need to prevail if challenged.  

Like other major cities, there are a lot of opportunities for all types of investors but naturally you'll develop a sweet spot for yourself. 

Depending on the amount of natural light in the property I tend to use Quail Ridge (gray color) for bedrooms and family rooms.

Does the 10% take into account forced and natural appreciation?

It wasn't long before I realized that the books I was most drawn to were all from BiggerPockets; naturally, this brought me to the community.I hope to connect with other D.C. area investors to talk about the unique challenges and opportunities our area presents.

@Andrew Irwin by nature, OZ funds are primarily designed to work with accredited investors for a variety of reasons.

I have had clients in weapons defense that have had to remain very private because of the nature of their work etc. 

They just self insure, however, one nature disaster or fire could really hurt you I think.

Title/Escrow companies legally have to be a natural party and normally in their closing documents, they prepare they should have that stated somewhere.

Student debt along with a generally more frugal nature could keep them away from the McMansions of their parents generation.