From personal experience the national courses would always state throughout their training "check with your state and local municipality laws for applicability."

Flips literally come with thousands of small decisions, and if the decision maker isn’t on site to oversee those, you will likely show up and have a lot of “that’s not the way I wanted it” type of results.  

The key takeaway here is to reach out to your tax professional early in the year and provide them with all the necessary tax information to ensure timely and accurate filing.To answer your question, unless you have the proper knowledge or training to handle your taxes, especially since you have a rental property, it would be advisable to seek out another tax professional instead of filing your taxes yourself.

From a lender's perspective there is a risk of mechanic's liens being filed up to 4.5 months (in Texas) after they have been on site. 

-Sauna-Hot Tub-Patio/courtyard (large cement tiles on crushed bluestone with lighting, natural gas line to bbq)-Secondary patio off primary suite-Losing sq feet in the primary bedroom to enlarge the bathroom-High grade cabinets-Appliances with cabinet fronts-High end appliances (Viking/Miele instead of GE Cafe)-Outdoor shower (teak box walls with a dry well beneath the footprint)-Wiring for Cat6 to every room-Wiring for surround speakers (or including the speakers that are built into the walls)-Sonos whole-home audio system-Hardwired cameras (with on-site storage) to the exterior of the house-Smart features: thermostats are a given, but how about light fixtures, switches, aromatherapy, fans ... anything else?

They have a hell of an operation, and often hold trainings and hire often also. 

We usually bill our owner's via cash rather than accrual (IE our July owners statement for an owner has their July revenue minus expenses paid in July) but the owners get confused when the cleans don't line up to the stays, so had to train our bookkeeper to include the July cleans on the July statement even though that invoice was paid in August, which is different than how all the non-cleaner invoices are handled.

Another common thing is families coming for graduations since this is a training base.

The only exception I make for puppies is if it is an actual service animal providing a specific service (such as diabetes dogs, or guide dogs) that will be going through specialized training.

In all other cases, the fees were paid by the listing agent of the seller, not by our client.By working with an investment team, you also receive a master class on real-world investment training at no cost to you.