By doing that you are creating headaches and problems for you and their current landlord.

@Scott SmithYou have the option of creating an qualified opportunity fund and investing in the qualified opportunity zones.There are strict rules on where you can invest in and how much improvements you need to make to the investment property.

Any AP plan would be tiered and create multiple hurdles.

What would you factor in creating a win-win situation for yourself and the GC?

So much so that I wrote a lengthy review of our experience and created a website.

The hot housing market has created more of a challenge to find properties but it can still be done.

Is there a source for the following data;  I am looking for the "norm" for the expense ratio (based on either GPR or Gross Income) for individually metered garden style apartments in the south east and the mid Atlantic (Region IV) : Marketing Insurance Janitorial Service Lawn/Snow Licenses Miscellaneous Professional Fees Accounting Legal Property Management Fees Repairs and Maintenance Resident Superintendent Salaries and Wages Supplies Taxes Real Estate Personal Property Payroll Other Trash Removal Utilities Electricity Fuel Oil Gas Sewer and Water Telephone Other (whatever I missed)

@Alicia JohnsonThe answer is maybe, as you probably expected.As far as how hard it would be to prove - remember that the IRS requires a detailed time log, created as you go (as opposed to reconstruction during the audit).

What I wrote above does not create an attorney/client relationship between us.

Never use leverage to create a bigger portfolio that gets you more equity and profit?