Engaging on the forums is a fantastic way to network - start conversations, and follow up on them with others. 

I was thinking of replacing the vinyl with hardie plank but I curious to hear other options. 

As you do more deals develop a track record you'll start to see people "watching in the wings" start to engage with you in ways that show some interest in what you're doing. 

You should definitely engage services of a tax professional well versed in rentals.

I would think if a syndication sponsor engaged in this sort of disguised-entity buyer strategy, they would gain a bad reputation pretty quickly among the LP community. 

I received the message below, and I am unsure if there are any nuances with this type of lease/tenant that I need to be aware of prior to engaging with them.

Also be careful with flooring, especially if it's LVP, LVP is great in preventing water from traveling in both directions, so once water manages to get under the planks they need to all come up.You'll probably need to replace the HVAC ducts and get your HVAC system cleaned to get rid of the odor as well. 

@Michael Bednarz - Would definitely be in your best interest to engage @Prashanth Mahakali in more detail. 

We got engaged in December 2019 on a trip to St Lucia that I splurged on as my reward for completing the deployment to Afghanistan. 3 months later in March of 2020 the world flipped upside down and everything shutdown because of COVID.At about this same time my fiance and I were trying to buy our first house together.

He gave me a questionnaire prior to engaging his services that captures all of this. 4.