Certain attorneys can work with wholesalers and they generally arrange title and closing issues.  

Time spenton repairs, collecting rent, negotiating leases and providing tenant services counts.Hours put in for arranging financing, constructing long-term capital improvements,and driving to and from the real estate aren’t included in the 250-hour standard.If the 250-hour test is met, you can treat the rental as a trade or businessfor purposes of the 20% pass-through deduction.

That’s why my PM arranged this plumber with gas certification. 

I was very naive when I arranged my financing (started with 35 yr amortization) but switched over to a HELOC in year 7 and paid it off by 2013) I wish I had tracked the amount of interest I paid!

@Samer JaberThe arrangement that I made with my brother was that he would get a slightly discounted rent. 

This type of arrangement has the maximum benefit for the agent and the minimum benefit for buyer and seller. 

But for the past 3 winters I’ve had an arrangement with a neighboring business that allowed my tenants to park there overnight.

We will write a proper agreement spelling out all expectations and obligations, and use an attorney to make the arrangement proper and official including a buy-sell agreement, etc.We can likely buy and rehab our first property with our combined cash and without need for an initial loan, although we may want to get a loan after the rehab to get the cash back out, BRRRR style, and/or for subsequent properties.

Their parents brought them here when they were pre-school age.

He should receive the security deposits at closing unless you have other arrangements with him.