Currently I have a business my with friends/investors in Des Moines Iowa .

Take those away or lessen them to reduce my taxes on ordinary income takes away the best opportunity that I have as an individual in the poor and middle class to financially succeed and it puts me in the daily grind where I have to be at the whims of market forces and other people's selfish decision making for my financial future.I am not a billionaire or corrupt...that's class warfare that creates divisiveness, which does not create opportunity for any of us in any class.There are consumers and there are investors and that is driven by each person's personal decisions.  

., find your own cleaning crew (preferably an individual or small group that you can work closely with), find a local laundry service (don't pay your cleaning crew to wait around for towels/sheets to dry), electronic locks (keys suck).  

Hello all,Names Julien and a good friend an I have been interested in rental property investment for about a year now.  

We were lucky enough to have close friends who needed a place to stay for the first year or so.

I think it's unfortunate because I think there is much to be learned from being in a group of like minded individuals as long as everyone is adding value.

Willing to bet as a private lender you'll have little problem making friends on here :)

Hello All,I just recently graduated college in May and have moved into the Philadelphia area (Center City).I am currently working right in the city and have leased out an apartment with some friends until June of 2017.Nevertheless, after the lease expires, I am very interesting in House-Hacking a multi-family unit somewhere within the city in which I can walk or bike to work.If anybody knows of any contacts familiar with the area I would love to speak with them.

Hello BP friends!

One thing to consider is that I don't believe it is technically legal to VRBO/AirBNB. http://kutv.com/news/get-gephardt/air-bnb-rentals-...I did have a friend who used his house as a winter ski rental and seemed to have good success with it.