Hard pass in my mind to pay 3k to be taught how to find wholesalers and lend them Earnest money :)  Just sayin.. that is simply not a business model.

Once you get your systems down, you have a real estate business that you can take anywhere and be still be successful.

If you are interested in the underwriting process and financial model for multifamily, I recently published an article on LinkedIn that breaks down the end-to-end process that we follow to determine the purchase price range for properties.  

You are not entitled to business deductions.

I've been too busy rehabbing my 3 unit apartment building to really focus on anything else.But nonetheless, I have been keeping up with my less-than-professional deal pipeline.My first question regarding this involves raising capital to invest in deals.

I would give the tenants the option of moving somewhere else or accepting the situation.As you pointed out, your "therapist" is using your residential rental as a business, which is a violation of your lease.

That said, owner occupants are not business people and often don't make the best financial decision.

I am a partner in a mobile home business.

I am interested, as an active agent, to see what happens to the flat fee model.

The private lender runs "a trade or business", like hard money lenders and professional money lenders do, as opposed to a casual lender such as a friend or a family member.2.