We are a GC that works exclusively with investors. 

@Nicholas FarrandNot directly but maybe indirectly.The time you spend may court towards the "regular" and "exclusive" use test for the home office deduction.

Most are protective of contractor or real estate agent leads because they want those available exclusively to them....usually!

The two out of five year rule qualifies you for a capital gain exclusion.

Purchase price: $1,500,000 Cash invested: $300,000 Currently in the process of entitlements and land planning for an exclusive Lake Front (Cumberland Lake) community consisting of 158 homes, including 17 1-acre lots with frontal access to the water.

They are intertwined and not mutually exclusive. 1- paying the least you can in the shortest amount of time to achieve your goals. 2- using empathy to help the process and for legit human empathy.  

The lender (who orders the appraisal) may still want a rental analysis done, especially on a DSCR loan product (since it is based largely off income, expenses, and debt service) but the value for the LTV will likely be determined almost exclusively by comps. 

If you live in Panama full time, like I do, then you can also take advantage of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion where you can make about $105,000 in income and not pay a penny in taxes in the United States either.   

A local company gave $385 for a one time exclusion (sealing gaps and entry points) and to install bait stations.The orkin inspector said it’s coming from the attic and he saw droppings there.

In addition, if you are self-employed with no full-time employees you may wish to consider opening a Solo 401k instead of a self-directed IRA as it has several advantages over an IRA LLC such as much higher contribution limits, direct checkbook control (i.e. no need to have the account at a specialty trust company), ability to take a 401k loan, exclusion from unrelated debt finance income tax with respect to investment in real estate acquired with non-recourse financing, etc.In addition, please note if you purchase debt-financed real estate with your IRA, unrelated debt finance income tax should apply to the income attributable to debt-financed real estate held by your IRA.