I work full time at a local Chip( hint people think i work at Stadium) company as an Telecom engineer for last  20 years and still love the work i do and hopefully they don't fire me.

Sure, most people want to leverage deducting passive losses... but one day you might have net profit that could be whacked with a 3.8% NIIT.

People from all over the world contact me about investing in Ohio. 

and how do I go about dealing with this.Unfortunately this is business, some people suck.

We have quite a few properties where we allow people to STR them. 

The zoning record says it is in an unincorporated tax district. 2) A home in Kennesaw that is also zoned for single family.I see online that there is conflicting info, where in DeKalb county, 3 unrelated people can live together, but Decatur shows 2 unrelated people.

Most people are not trying to be a Robert Kiyosaki with 30,000 Doors.

The brokerage is less relevant because you want people to learn from.

Main point of my post is also trying to determine if individual notes are worth it for people in my boat, who are busy and happy with other aspects of their lives... jobs, families, etc.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, as remote work allowed more people to move to areas offering better lifestyles.