Must have been nice :P To qualify for the status there are two tests: 1. spend 750 hours in a real property trade or business, AND spend more then half your working time in it.

Regarding inspections, some PMCs will be at all, some will only be at the ones that have a high risk of failure or a problem tenant (renewal inspections).These are all questions you should ask when interviewing PMCs.Encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

"Commercial uses" means any business, including a rental.

It has actually spurred a good bit of conversation from people that I work indirectly with, which is good for my RE business.

I bought the building that my C corp business rents with a LLC company I own.

Please don't be afraid of today's rates, if it's a good business decision today you would thank yourself later.

We are also seeing a steep rise YoY in bankruptcies across all chapters (both business and personal) which is another indicator of not only the direction of the housing market, but the general economy as well. 

For Project Management, if you have Office365 Business it comes with Microsoft Planner which you can use for your FLIP and BRRR Projects.   

I do miss the old Bigger Pockets Business podcast with J Scott.

It's not personal, it just part of business.