Hey Noah Your welcome to tag along on one of my projects or grab a coffee/lunch.I’d be more then happy to share my 10 years of real estate investing - I remember reading bigger pockets in the middle of my classes at the University of Dayton 😆I have quite a few active projects and am looking to pick up a few more.

It's the middle one I have problems with.

I started a painting business 5 yrs ago, scad painting and Preservation, looking to for new clients in the area, tired of working for the middle man, looking to work directly with investors, I can provide roofers, plumbers, drywallers, flooring, pressure washing and the painting for a competitive price, I'm a small business, not too fancy yet, but my work is grade A

Go to the best cheapest school you can unless you get into an Ivy.

For things like outsourcing upsells where you're just the middle man (e.g. providing an option to purchase tickets to a local tour or theme park) I doubt that would change the taxable structure, but definitely a conversation to have with a CPA.  

It turns out that I'm not the only one that has always exploited this to put white collar six figure professionals into their home using "moderate to low income" goodies: 3/4/19 Most CRA-qualifying loans in low- and moderate-income areas go to middle- and upper-income borrowers. 

If their request is for interior painting, consider a written agreement that they will have all walls cleared of their personal items (pictures, shelves they've put in, etc.) with the date range, adding in several days for delays, all personal belongings moved into the middle and covered, all at their expense, and that neither you nor the painters if you're hiring out will be liable for any damage to their personal property. 

Day after that you bang on his front door in the middle of the night when he's home, run away.Next night, you do it twice.Next day, buy a wig and a skirt that kind of fits you.

Yes, I definitely know I need to do research and I'm in middle of that and locating buyers as we speak.

Instead of taxing the gain and using taxes to go to those areas - they are offering you to skip the middle part.