Under the IRS rules, a person  qualifies as a real estate professional if: (1) more than one-half of the personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses during the tax year are in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates, AND.....(2) hours spent providing personal services in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates total more than 750 during the tax year.Like @Greg Scott and @Russell Brazil mentioned above, I don't believe that you would qualify as a REPS, but if you are going to try it, make sure you document it very well (i.e. with some kind of proof, like time cards, mileage forms, and/or receipts, etc.) so that just in case you do get audited, you at least have something to provide to the IRS agent. 

Is anyone open to sharing referrals to a stellar property manager that covers South Tampa for my MTR House Hack?

Both larger 5 bed houses near BSU. 

I like the area and wanted to use the house as a vacation home.

Additionally, my renovations are full guts anymore, which helps limit some competition and allows me to push the ARVs relative to other houses for sale in the neighborhoods.Admittedly, this doesn't necessarily create substantially more deal flow.  

We have our house rules mentioned in our listing, as well that the guests must sign a rental agreement also.Knock on wood, so far no issues.Mike

Thinking of applying for HELO or Refinancing my personal home to get down payment for Rental Property.

I personally would not even tell them the address.

Have you considered house hacking? 

1) Ryan Weber Gomez, May does a lot of real estate transactions, not much for evictions but he'd know the person to contact at the least.2) eviction and small claim are completely separate legal cases.