Most agents don't break the 30k mark for at least a year in the business, so it could take a while to build up to your income level again.

A way to mitigate this risk is some level of cash reserves (not sure best practice here) or number of doors/more cashflow to cover vacancy and inability of tenants to pay rent.

To date, I have created two strategic partnerships with other veteran organizations to match veterans with parking industry jobs of varying skill levels

Call me paranoid, but there is a high level of "real estate loophole" frenzy and "landlord hate" going on right now.

You don’t get to deduct federal taxes at individual level.

I think it does rise to the level of criminal and I did release the funds in draws, he sent fake reports, pictures and invoices to say that progress was being made.

I included the data from 2019 because original poster lied/was mistaken when they said we were back to 2019 levels, which obviously isn’t true. 

Below is a high-level view of what I learned about the three major tenant segments.Tenant Pool SegmentsWhile segment generalizations may not apply to any specific individual, generalizations are useful when evaluating segments because most members share common behaviors.

There WAS a bit more than I expected, but not at the level you mention. 

Yes, the exclusion applies at the parent’s level.