I'm genuinely interested to hear your experiences on how it has impacted you because it seems like at some point it's going to find its way to areas I invest. 

Because it is a general partnership, every partner now faces the possibility of being held jointly and severally liable despite them not having anything to do with the tort. 

Once you are accredited investors (300k joint income for the past two years), you will have access to the best deals that provide the passive income you're desiring. 

She pays the mortgage out this joint checking acct and we split left over after all the monthly expenses at 50/50. 

I own a few rentals with my brother and we have them titled as Joint Tenants with right of survivorship but want to change them to TIC'sNo other name to be added or removed.Can it be done with a Quitclaim Deed and if so anything else required?

It seems like a combination of ignorance and negligence - there were a few issues that I think they genuinely didn't know about, e.g. they installed a furnace closet in an area where it is not allowed (a bedroom).

Hey BP,I am looking into structuring JV deals. I am able to qualify for conventional financing 80 LTV and have a partner wanting to put 50% down payment to do the reno with me and make a profit.I would be keeping the ...

But I'm not arguing whether or not the majority hold a particular opinion, I'm asking why...as an investor, a citizen, a member of a community, I'm genuinely curious why STRs are so loathed, when all I see as an investor, are the benefits of such vehicles. 

For passive investing you might want to learn Lending (also called "Notes"), Hard Money Lending, Joint Ventures (where you are the money guy), or buying into a Syndication (which is a group of people joining together to buy an apartment building)  

For example:Are you married - filing jointly on your tax return?