If zoning allowed for commercial/retail in the future, this could also be an exit strategy for the future down the road.

I hear a lot of people that are concerned ( AKA complain) about a high tax bill and my response is usually "talk to a professional (or two) to maximize your tax savings as much as is allowed by law.  

Having a steady job will allow you to save cash for down payments on properties.

A friend of mine tried to get them to allow him to omit the living room and use for a bedroom.

The woman left says she cannot afford to stay alone supporting her children....there is only 2 months left on the lease which we are willing to allow them to walk away from just to be done with the situation but it is becoming extremely heated between the two of them.  

I’m looking at creating an LLC to allow rent received, etc etc to be handled separate from me, myself.

I tried to post his phone number but apparently I'm not allowed to on here.  

It ended up being a blessing, however, as the previous owner allowed me to live in the property until we closed - rent free!

Is this allowed?

You can meet with someone 60 times and that does not make them accredited nor does that allow them to invest in a deal using reg D 506c, which allows only accredited investors.