If they continue to rent out my properties that's a really nice income for them. 

Nor is needing income at all! 

Have a very stable job and income but DIT slightly higher to get easy approval.

When I have "competed" against another manager for a deal, I'm usually very passive about it.

Is this person working because this may be the route to go if they have no income and no ability to leave but assuming they are working offer the clean slate leave first and see what happens.  

This means I may owe US income tax on those proceeds, even though I am paying the required Kenyan taxes on the same rental income.

The key is in the interpretation of the passive income rules and guidelines which define what is a REP (real estate professional), as it relates to this space.I am looking for:1.

When it comes to getting an investment loan you can qualify based on your income or the properties rental income.

You might consider investing in debt as it can be much more passive with a completely different risk profile.  

All figures are generated for illustration purposes only and do not reflect actual figures of any of our current/past transactions.Questions:1-If our debt package requires 3 months of prepaid P&I ($15,000), should we increase our Sources & Uses schedule to account for this figure, or do we anticipate the property to perform & simply borrow funds short-term from ourselves or 3rd party credit until operating incomes can pay back the short-term loan?