I've never heard of this heating method before, but a google search tells me that it was popular in the '70s and can make for a high electricity bill.

I'd like to chat sometime via email about your marketing/acquisition methods and numbers if you don't mind. 

The conservative method would be to take the square feet or # of rooms that only your buddy uses and divide that by the total square feet or # of rooms to come up with the rental % of your house...it's up to you to determine what method you think is reasonable, but the IRS can challenge it, taking into account the fact that you also use some of the same rooms as your tenants.The landscaping business is fine...you can just write off a portion of your house for the office and garage as long as those rooms are 100% business...no need for the rent.  

The pigtail method is what I've used to remediate in the past as well.

There are many other methods and opinions, this is just mine.

Hello @Art Herbert ,Can you please break down that method a little further?

Hello,New here and also new to investing and rental properties, and was wondering if the BRRRR method works in the Canadian markets at all?

Yellow Letters are next on my list but I'm still trying to get a grasp on this method as of where to target and how that effects my response rate, hand written letters or using a yellow letter provider, and who someone would recommend, etc.

I'm not saying purchase their management products, unless you want to, but check out the pill method or replace your mortgage on youtube). 

As I progress through the MLS with my agent, my opinion is bound to change, and I will adapt.