Feel free to send us what you have.

If you need more info feel free to reach out I can explain in detail based on your actual scenario.  

He then provides free labor to that company to increase profits. 

Note - the units without off street parking do have free, non-permitted street parking and there is always space right in front of the houses.

I  bet you will lose 1 tenant  only 

Disclaimer - I am not an CPA or attorney but I became financially free doing this for myself after 10 years working as a w2 engineer :( and I am sick and tired of seeing highly educated and hard working professionals getting stuck in the rat race because we deserve financial freedom and the option to do more with it.If you are able to implement a real estate professional status tax strategy (REP) you can use passive losses from syndication deals to lower your ordinary W2 income.

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@Becca F is a good example of that in her big post.Your better bet is to go after a really high quality properties--maybe not Cali--but other areas like Tennessee, Carolinas, pockets of Texas, etc., if Cali is too rich for you.

Have free energy audit done by your electric company5.  

You don't necessarily need a really built out one though - even just using an AirTable base (there are a lot of free templates out there) would probably give you what you need to stay organized.