If you have just one long-term tenant in your house hack duplex, and you're taking a $30,000 guru course on making money from assisted living or storage facilities or on running a syndication - it is probably not deductible under Section 162. 

@Gaya Ben Simon, a quick gauge I use for contractors is their payment terms.

Talk to the tenant and see what lease term they are interested in.

BRRRR, flips, long-term buy and holds, high cash flow, good potential appreciation in the right areas, mid-term rentals (many traveling nurses come here because of the Cleveland Clinic), Air Bnbs, etc.

Hi All,I've noticed that a lot of lenders have pulled away from 5+ unit properties and Mixed-use properties, particularly when it comes to long term financing.

Evan,Obviously depends on costs but this will be a rental that I plan on holding long term.

Hi Hanna - here is the rough breakdown if you are looking for solid returns on a long term buy and hold investment.The majority of the bread and butter of CLE RE investing is on the west side.

Construction loans are short-term, covering your building costs for up to a year.

Oh, a lot of people do it, either for ease or just not understanding the benefit of an LLC.

Can you provide the hard money lenders platform here so all can benefit?