But I’m thinking in order to use passive losses from other entities (multi family, SFR’s, etc) I would also have to show material participation in those activities in addition to the REPS, is that accurate?  

Seller agreed to knock down an additional $10g off the asking price Lessons learned?

I agree with you that it would be best to have both the company on the lease in addition to the tenant, we're just having a difficult time figuring out how to do that because of the language on our lease- It just used the word "tenant", so we're not sure how to clarify one party is financially responsible, while the other party will actually be residing there (tenant)-

We have equity in both properties and need help figuring out the best way to leverage that equity into additional properties. 

I have ran comps and its a 37K difference between a 3bdrm 2ba and a 4brm 2ba which has my brain thinking if i should add an additional bedroom to the property. the renos for both would be roughly 10k.

No discounts there.If it was a ground level addition, I personally wouldn’t blink much.

Additionally, I aim to refine my approach to financial analysis by adopting a structured formula for calculating investment metrics tailored to my investors' needs.

In addition, rental property owners who live outside Maryland must designate a Legal Agent who lives in Maryland to accept legal documents.Now, this does not have to be a property manager, it can be a neighbor, friend, relative, etc.  

Your sources is were you get your money from, ie debt or equity.

I ultimately decided to leave because once I had to transfer to a university from my local community college to gain the 4 year degree the thought of going into student loan debt didn't sit right with me.