Further guidance from US Dept of Treasury released on Friday.https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm53...link to PDF at bottom.......In skimming it, here's some notes that are not 'CPA proofed' but what I'm gathering:Seems that a maximum committed time is communicated - in other words, 10 years is the minimum holding time to get the preferrable (0%) capital gains treatment during a sale event - but there's guidance now to indicate that 20 1/2 years is the total time that the treatment (at a minimum) will occur, so as I'm guessing to prevent a future change and not encourage a situation where everyone wants to sell their assets/businesses, etc right when the 10 years kicks inSeems there may only be a 6 month window to place funds / earmark funds as available for an opportunity fund. 

I could come and go as I pleased. and I had just been released to work at home for the majority of my days.

I understand that "commercial purposes" means that the person requesting the record intends that the list will be used for general business purposes, including but not limited to communicating with the individual(s) named in the record for the purpose of facilitating profit expecting activity.I acknowledge and agree to the prohibitions listed in RCW 42.56.070(9) against releasing and/or using lists of individuals for commercial purposes."

Always have applicants fill out a application/release form and have it signed by them for you to submit to your credit check company.I actually took a chance and rented to a tenant that I did not do a credit and background check on.

Fill out an OPRA request (Formal request to release public records) with a specific description of what you want.  

Has anyone ever taken extended time off (2-3 months) from their regular job to focus on their real estate venture? 

If you rip out carpet and install new carpet, that extends useful life > improvement.

“This is a way that we can extend benefits of solar power,” Spatt said.

However, you do need to submit a request for a release of the $25,000 lien NACA places on the property to guarantee owner occupancy.Tim TrumbleOnline Operations, NACA

A family of 6 with 2 two pets is a carpet lifecycle shortener compared to a single widow in her 60s who spends most of her retirement on cruises.Cleaning: I've noticed that regular professional cleaning really extended carpet life, even with the turnover impact, compared to my messier long-term tenants.