I understand that Section 280A limits the expenses to income if the rental is part of the primary residence.

Hey Alex, Hard to say, but sounds like your side question might be the answer to your first hahah you might not know unless you speak to a few but someone that is familiar with your strategy and understands your situation the best will almost always ensure you get that. 

I don't understand how people like that can sleep at night.

There are meetups people do in AA as well as the Detroit area. 

I currently live in and operate 1 STR in the area and as a real estate agent I've helped people buy lots of STR properties from Perdido Key to Panama City Beach.1) The STR market here is congested and there is a lot of competition. 

After she passed it became a rental to a slum land lord and after one of his tenants destroyed the property while having 8 people living inside it's 950 sq ft, he and I had a conversation and I bought it from him as-is for 69,000 and he didn't have deal with the mess they left.

Please send me a message.Hi Gage, you have a lot of experienced people on BP willing to help, but they are not going to be motivated by a free meal.

Also, keep in mind once the rates start falling this fall, in my opinion there is going to be a short lived surge in purchases from pent up demand that people were waiting for.Hope this helps.Also, if you are looking to keep more of your RE Commission DM me, I'm a Licensed Broker in Texas as well.

Appreciate you taking the time to share this.Jennie BergerProperty People

My goal as I think it is for most people is to have a few properties that offer me a decent additional income.