There's also a difference between damage and "normal wear and tear" - and what is defined by "cleaning." 

I cannot find a definition of "garden services" in my lease and when I asked my landlord he indicated that all water is my responsibility regardless of if it's lawn/garden related, but it's not clearly defined in writing. 

Alright so doing the daily deal analysis and found this property, 230 Belle ave randomly on the tax assessors site, and was playing around with it, it seems like a nearly impossible place to pull off in my circumstances, so I am curious, how would you guys make this work, and I am curious under what outcomes do you define 'work'.

Yes, I have read the CC&Rs and it seems that we should actually share proportionally the cost to maintain it according to "use," although I am not sure how "use" is defined--I look at the wall; he uses the interior of it (on the other side...

@Jason RegoYou’d have to define “valid”.

There are a lot of properties that this strategy does not work for, but if you find one that needs substantial rehab or one where it makes sense to do an addition as discussed in point #2 then it fits the OZ requirements.The regs also indicate that an OZ fund can meet the original use test by purchasing a property that has never been placed in service, which is generally defined as never having been depreciated.

It seems like you're on the right path to thinking ahead, beginning with your education about REI overall and then thinking ahead to the future beyond  professional hockey - even if the exact outline of how many properties you desire to have some day in your portfolio is yet to be defined. 

Can someone define for me what house hacking is?

Clearly define your objective and criteria and then identify the market or markets that best help achieve it.

Hello All -I'm SuperNoob and defining my processes.