We live in a virtual world and there is a lot of business that can happen over the internet.

I told her anyone can go on the internet and print one of those off.

For the internet and other utilities I always make the tenant set that up. 

Does anyone write off home office, internet, cell phone, etc if you are passively investing in addition to a W2 income?

The knowledge you can gain on the Internet is more than enough to start buying your first few properties.How long have you been at your stable job?

My intent is to split my time living between my current home and my project property as I renovate since I can continue my full time IT job remotely as long as I have internet.

I come from an IT background so it was somewhat second nature for me to try using internet archives. 

.- Is professionally managed by a hotel or resort management company that also facilitates short term rentals for unit owners- Has obtained a hotel or resort rating for its hotel, motel, or resort operations through hotel rating providers including, but not limited to, travel agencies, hotel booking websites, and internet search engines.- Projects or HOAs that are licensed, or have a designated licensed agent, have a permit to operate, or are registered, as a type of transient housing for the rental of non-HOA owned units.- The HOA receives revenue from, or pays expenses for, hotel type services including a registration desk/rental registration desk, or an onsite rental operator's desk, or a rental website/hosting platformI would imagine, just like in Destin, FL, that there are plenty of cities across the country where there are front desks and management companies running a large majority of the STRs in their complex. 

.- Is professionally managed by a hotel or resort management company that also facilitates short term rentals for unit owners- Has obtained a hotel or resort rating for its hotel, motel, or resort operations through hotel rating providers including, but not limited to, travel agencies, hotel booking websites, and internet search engines.- Projects or HOAs that are licensed, or have a designated licensed agent, have a permit to operate, or are registered, as a type of transient housing for the rental of non-HOA owned units.- The HOA receives revenue from, or pays expenses for, hotel type services including a registration desk/rental registration desk, or an onsite rental operator's desk, or a rental website/hosting platformI would imagine, just like in Destin, FL, that there are plenty of cities across the country where there are front desks and management companies running a large majority of the STRs in their complex. 

Freddie Mac considers the following to be interested party contributions:Funds from the Seller, originating lender, an employer, a municipality, a non-profit organization and a Related Person, are subject to the interested party contributions requirements if the contributing party is affiliated with any of the interested parties as stated in the paragraph above, except as stated below for gifts from a Related Person and lender credit.Funds from an interested party that flow through a third-party organization or a non-profit agency to the BorrowerFunds from an interested party, including a third-party organization or a non-profit agency, used to pay costs associated with the Mortgage transaction on the Borrower's behalfFunds that are donated to a third party, which in turn provides the funds to pay some or all of the Borrower's Closing CostsSo it doesn't sound like it should be a problem.