As mentioned by others, there are strict rules and regulations, but this absolutely allows you to do what you want as stipulated in your initial post while avoiding the tax and penalty hit.

We do both commercial and residential landscaping.I will be the first to let you know that landscaping before and after shots are poor ideas for landscaping ideas.Landscaping is about use of the current environment and light availability combined with new colors added by additional plant life, soil & mulch, and hardscapes.Each landscape scenary should be custom built to the equally unique property, which colors and shapes selected to fit the personality of your property.

So; don't do that.You are absolutely allowed to rent out any portion of the building (example: a room if it's a SFH, or a whole unit if it is a 2-4 unit property).As for any regulations on renting to military members, if your branch of service has strict regulations for that, it would probably be in your best interest to just rent to civilians.

Again, you would need to read the regulations carefully. 

He states:There is no specific law or regulation I can point to – it is a statement that I made based on my understanding of how the ERISA laws and regulations work in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Code. 

Bars, brothels and gambling sprung up around the railroad and we still see a more "colorful" environment in Ogden.

It claimed to make the floor more comfortable underfoot (softer and warmer) - thus far no tenant has noticed any difference between this room and others in the unit.We try to avoid laying laminate in humid environments (basements, directly on {un-insualted} slabs, etc.  

Running your own properties can both be easy & complicated at the same time, it just depends if you know what your doing, have the time to do it, know all the rules, regulations, state forms, how to deal with residents, etc. for me it came easy because I love to meet new people and I know how to talk to them.

Look into digging some soil and trench away from the house, put the proper foundation drains in, seal the foundation and be done.Having moisture in the basement continuously makes for a very muskey environment, I have hated that in every old house I have lived in.

A lotta folks learn from either their social or home environment to be focused on themselves first.