The big thing about this is, no matter what way you decide to go about handling this accounting measure, the money is still the same.

Starting with the VIIX,  the objective of the fund is to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks.

I know RUBS can be implemented in LA, but I'm not sure it can be executed on an existing lease.This may be overkill, but have you considered installing one of those smart-home devices that measures water flow through a pipe?

Since they now have to only get a simple majority instead of the two-thirds majority previously required we now see new bond measures every six years or so.

If I take my hours I tracked for material participation (not exact, but the best measure of time spent that I have available) my hourly rate for running my STRs was around $280/hr.I am more hands on than most (don't mind getting those extra hours for material participation and the tax benefits along with it) so I would imagine others that are cash flowing well and only spending a couple of hours per week are able to claim much higher per hour.To answer your last question, there are various ways managers can structure fees but BY FAR the most common is that the host/manager takes a percentage of revenue as commission.

this problem can be solved by math.You measure the MLS activity of both location and analyze which one has limited supply of inventory, go for that route.

One rental investment a year is specific and measurable, but it encourages you to make that deal by Dec 31, though it might not be a good deal.

Read this book - https://www.amazon.com/Every-Landlords-Property-Protection-Guide/dp/1413307000 - before getting into more complicated and expensive measures of protection.

But the truth is that we have to respect the size of our business and make our needs clear so that they can measure up to their expectations.

Unless your properties are operating at losses, you should receive credit for rental income to measure against those mortgages.