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Perhaps your best hands off resource is already right under your nose? 

Seriously... they are always run by people with way to much time on their hands to stick their nose in your business.  

I assume you were told by your RE agent or loan officer to keep your nose clean, not make any big purchases, don't open any new accounts, and avoid racking up further debt. 

Someone with knowledge of properties going up for sale and a nose for a good deal.

This week the tenant also told me that they they slipped on the stairs and the nosing came off way too easily, and that after that happened he took measurements and noticed that the stairs were not done up to code.

It seems obtaining a conventional loan (non-owner-occupied) for a rental property investment is difficult, which is why people use hard money.It's not difficult, however banks want fairly clean deals.So if you're buying a property with issues or want to put down 5%, probably not a bank deal, hence hard money.If you get the property stabilized and have like 30% equity (ie a bank would loan at 70% LTV based on an appraisal) and your nose is clean, you can probably get a loan.

I like to think I've got a great nose for BS.

It is said that the Polititians also own a lot of Real Estate and why would they "cut off their noses to spite their faces?"

Do you think if we are taking a stand This it is not subject to SE (Technically he would be a limited partner with no SE if this was structured differently) and also shows that there is no material participation, there would be a stronger case for no SE tax as normally passive income might not be subject to SE?