I'd personally go to St.

Since you are just graduating college you may already realize that it's not what you know, but who you know (as a personal note, I had college friends that were barely passing their classes however they ended up with really good paying jobs due to "who they knew").

I would tell him that if he does work without permission again you aren't going to pay for it and then follow up with an email so you have it in writing. 

(If you sell and don't 1031 the property, then you'd have capital gains taxes too if held for over a year, personal income taxes if under a year.)Property taxes should be looked at as an operating expense.

Don't let it stop you from investing in the future. in the meantime, how much personal cash flow do you have to pay the mortgages?

I'm willing to leave the property empty for a year to take advantage of owner occupied loans, if that's possible.Here are my estimates..Property: 1,355 sq ft, | 3br 2bath | 8,500 sq ft lotComps / ARV: 500-560k ~ 530kTotal Needed: 340-400k ~370kSale Price: 270-310k ~ 290kRenovations: 70-90k ~ 80kSevere cleaning needed (doing myself)Severe landscaping needed, it's a jungleI'd like to maximize potential value and be at the top of in-area comps, so would like to do a full gutCash on hand: 20k - 30k------------I'm considering,- Seller financing + separate renovation loan- FHA 203K (BRRR)- Fannie Mae Homestyle Renovation (if down payment is below 5%) (BRRR)------------Seller Financing + Separate Renovation LoanPros:Low down payment (via seller willingness) <= 3%Low interest rate (via seller willingness) <= 3%Cons:I'm unaware of how I can finance rehab without a personal loanMust cash-out refinance to obtain equity, conventional loan rate will not be as good------------FHA 203KPros:Low down paymentBundles rehab costsCons:Higher interest rate than the seller financed loanMust cash-out refinance in order to obtain equity and make an investment property------------Fannie Mae Homestyle RenovationPros:Bundles rehab costsCons:Higher interest rate than the seller financed loanMust cash-out refinance in order to obtain equity and make an investment property------------I may be totally off on what would be optimal here but wanted to provide my current thoughts.

There are three main requirements for REPS: 1) 750 hour rule 2) Greater than half of professional time rule3) Material participationHere’s a great article that walks through the necessities for your spouse to obtain REPS status.Do you have questions on the ways to benefit from a cost segregation study without personally obtaining REPS status?

An old person who just lost their spouse, a person in pre-foreclosure, someone going through a divorce, and an absentee landlord all have different levers to pull.

C) If the host refuses to provide a refund to your son, then email Airbnb direct. 

WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND TALK TO CONTRACTORS THEY ALL SAY PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING, THEY ARE VERY SIMPLE TO ASSEMBLE WITH LIKE 5 PERSON CREW, ONLY TAKES MAYBE 15 DAYS.