We also intended to use our garage for work-outs as we are cross-fitters but we can't b/c we still have so many boxes for the dining room and kitchen still stored in there. 

At the same time, she did reach back to us after several months and I don’t want to ignore the opportunity.

I full intend to claim it but wanted to make a general stereotypical statement that when someone makes a relatively small amount of cash on the side, they don't claim it.

Think about it this way - I'm coming from Charlotte, NC (definitely on the more expensive side of things from a real estate perspective), and we don't have near the selection of small multifamily investment opportunities that Pittsburgh has. 

That being said, I was considering building a low cost franchise opportunity to people who struggle, like single mom's and the elderly who live on fixed incomes, allowing them to rent an apartment from me and the could rent the rooms out themselves.With the right team I see a win win, but I wanted some feedback.

I did not intend to "live in flip" - it just kinda happened.  

I'm keeping my rental properties and will continue to seek out more opportunities. 

No need to expand on why etc that just opens up more opportunity to challenge the reason.Same thing here, she's disqualifying the tenant based on their failure to  transfer utilities into their names.

I may have an opportunity to aquire a small self-storage company with about 32 units.

Owning houses or apartments is an excellent part of any investment portfolio and holds an opportunity for a steady stream of income, in addition to a nice profit when you sell.