This is an issue between them and you have nothing to do with their marital issues.

Basically it's impossible to have any other job and claim active status. 

Look purely on its investment numbers, and its weekender status is just a bonus.Welcome to BP.

For example you can keep track of your schedule as calendar events, keep emails organized and should be coming from your name, perhaps when you talk RE with your spouse, you can take note of the topics as well, ideally make this more formal like you run a business and you’ll have a much easier time seeing if you can justify the hours need to claim RE professional status.

Furnished with basics, and leveraged our Super-host status to rent out 2 BRs for immediate income, with two 3 month guests currently.Allows us to hop around from the Northeast to the south, while providing housing to visiting scholars, educational consultants, visiting nurses, visiting parents, etc. 

On the positive side, I did like their dashboard, but it was not easy to see every the status of transactions. 

Typically, the tax roll or property appraiser site reflects the actual approved status.

Hello Naeconda,As it pertains to the  the best way to find properties ,there are a diversity of different ways to find properties ,in implementing a plan to purchase properties you need to consider what amount of working capital you have,a good realtor can find you bargains ,you can also use foreclosure .com,realty trac ,these are just a few of the ways you can find bargin properties,you can also use wholesalers as well, you can also buy lists of probate homes as well as homeowners in a deliquentcy status ,as it pertains to your other question about hard money ,capitalinfusiongroup .com has a diversity of programs  for financing inclusive of hard money,we lend in all but a few states.As it pertains to the tax lien issue  most states hold auctions in which the investor can buy a tax lien ,there is what is called an equitable right of redemption period in which the homeowner can pay the taxes before the right of redemption date expires,if the homeowner does not redeem the taxes owed before the due date , the investor then can take possession of the property   

What's the status of the lease?......

. $1000/year is not much and I believe as an agent the ethical standards and disclosure guidelines apply regardless of NAR status.