So since August I've been looking into house hacking and talking to one of my friends who does rentals. I moved into my gf's family's home in October so I could work and save up money. My goal is sometime in May, and ...

Any suggestions, links, and/or advice you can share so that I can prepare in the next couple months would be greatly appreciated.

I’m preparing for objections.

And prepare for longevity.

It seems to me reasonable to declare myself a real estate professional this year, and in preparation I have been documenting my hours through a tracker with supporting emails, photos, etc.

The IRS does not have the burden of proof that it is.I always advise my landlord clients to prepare them, unless they're fine with the risk of penalties.

But if your cleaner is going to clean every week (just an example), it just seems excessive for the cleaner to be preparing so many invoices.

Tracy, you are running a business without proper preparation. 

Just be prepared to lose it all if the market turns, the municipality changes the rules or the owner decides to do it themselves.

I'm preparing to syndicate my first deal 20+ units in Ohio, Kentucky, or Illinois.The plan is to get to 100+ unit syndications but I'd like to do a smaller syndication first before I go big.I'd love to connect!