It's no different than any other deal using other people's money (private money, hard money, etc) which I would imagine falls under this category you do not endorse.I've bought many things with credit (cards or loans, all the same to me) and flipped them for double or triple what they cost me.

You can add your own categories in QB so you can account for all that stuff. 

A quality operator is worth its weight in gold.  

I live in columbus and miami about half the year both. economic activity in miami is like 20x what columbus is. net migrations by number of people are waaaaaayyyy more in miami. columbus has 10 out of the 14 growing counties in ohio. it's not just one county or city, it's the entire MSA. cool chart but definitely would never put Detroit in the same category as either.

The average annualized (investment weighted) yield has been 30.9% (This is like the bank CD's APY). 

This Corp will get a fee for the management.That would be a way to convert some passive income to active income.As active income does not have the same tax advantages as passive income you need to carefully weight the benefits that you can gain from a Corp (Many more deductions available, retirement plan contribution) versus the additional cost and taxes.

A razor knife around it cutting the paint and some elbow grease usually get it moving, then address springs or weights on them plus some soap on side helps it slide. 

Has anyone filed taxes yet as a W-2 employee who owns only STR, rents for on average less than 7 days per rental (STR), and materially participates (usually requires 100 hours or more in a year and more than anyone else)I’ve heard there are amazing tax benefits if you fall under all of the categories.

Some feasibility studies are worth their weight in gold.

They are dead weight.