She's helped a few of my clients as well as other folks in my last brokerage. 

Based on podcasts and zillow research, it seems that there are less properties that meet this rule nowadays.

This is especially advantageous to individuals who are new to real estate and don't want to completely mess up which has a higher likelihood with the first few deals or those - like myself - who know enough to know they just don't have the time any longer to vet markets, build a team, analyze countless deals, and every other minor step that seems to often be skirted over when folks on here talk about their successes.

Most of the pay your bills and get rich wholesaling, because I’m broke and then Cheered on by the newbies and folks that never wholesale seems to be the norm.

I do have a CPA that handles all our taxes.If you are providing services, like tours, cooking meals, driving folks around, cleaning during the guests stay, then you will fall under schedule C and pay the taxes.Leaving things for folks like a welcome basket, coffee, bikes etc does not do this.

There is one thing you cannot change about a property and that's its location...If folks have even a small amount of internet savvy in that town, craigslist & facebook would capture them.

We also have a great group of folks on fbook called Upstate NY Real Estate Investors.   

My mind frame now has evolved from two years ago, and I now see the extra income as enabling greater security reserves, providing the ability to hire repair folks instead of DIY which saves personal time, and to improve the property more beyond the minimal.

I know when I did foreclosure rescue ( now basically illegal on the West Coast) I would sit with folks who were losing their home.. 

Alot of folks by years end are burnt out and well they take the holidays off..