Every time I see her she rolls her eyes and I'm walking on eggshells.

You have to have a eye brow raising amount of listings to be red flagged by air bnb.

If I am to use a realtor (I am not one, by the way) I want them to answer my calls, return the calls of interested parties, set up escrow, order title, QUALIFY buyers before telling me they "have an offer coming", give a critical eye to the property that I may have over looked, suggest a marketing plan beyond the MLS listing and a sign, get the listing into websites beyond the MLS, stop by the property weekly to see that it presents well, tell other agents about the property, have a list of people they can call telling them that a "new, groovy" property has just hit the MLS, live & breath my property until it gets sold.

I wrote The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods so out of state folks don't end up making risky moves based on looking at our market with those out of state eyes.

I actually had my eye on a duplex in Atlantic Beach that bid that same day.

I can only imagine trying to work out the growing / learning pains of RE when I'm also paying 2 car loans...if I close my eyes and picture that scenario, it doesn't look fun or pretty.Thanks again!

I would start looking into your personal connections to be your eyes-and-ears.  

I just wanted to do an experiment to see can I get people in my city to read something of value, and also drive eye balls to my website.So I created something called "living broke in Minden" you can google that to find the article.

Personally, I only use them when absolutely necessary and then definitely with serious eye and ear protection.

In the eyes of the IRS, rental income is "passive income" and the home office deduction cannot be taken to reduce passive income.