Spoke with a guy who has invested in Real Estate for 30 years and is looking to sell some of his investments at the end of this year or beginning of next year. 

And that section, "Business or Rental Use of Home" appears to only apply to business or rental properties that were apportioned separately from the main home / living area.The only real hangup I'm seeing is on Page 14, where it states:  "How Much Is Taxable? 

No clue, my guess would be no since they have accepted the return of the deposit, but check with a real estate lawyer in your state because I'm just guessing here.

I am in the process of taking on clients for co-hosting in addition to continuing to self-manage my own portfolio want to get a feel for what folks are charging their clients.I've spoken to a few folks already that manage between 15-30 and I've received feedback that they charge anywhere from 20-30%.For context, I've already decided to charge a percentage of Gross Booking Revenue excluding Cleaning Fee.

The rest think it's too risky.When it comes to hiring real estate agents I've observed all kinds of irrational behavior.On the agent side...well, the average real estate agent is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

My name is Chuck and I’ve been thinking about real estate investing for a long time and now ready to take the plunge.

@Shaun BeckRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, 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.

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