You can possibly limit his exposure to this tax - but not eliminate it - with some fancy tax planning.

You can achieve this by regularly checking the Search Terms report, routinely searching for your brand on Google, and pulling the actual keywords that are converted in your CRM.

I didn't care about being a "millionaire" or wearing fancy duds or driving a Tesla.

Now using the de minimis/routine maintenance safe harbors instead of bonus depreciation for appliances, carpet and the like.

When I questioned the reason for the $1K fee they said they would take me in a limo to a fancy restaurant and take me to see a property they were flipping or a deal they were working on.

It does not have to be anything fancy, just something in writing to establish the "rules" of your investing. 

You will just need to update it with the proper info on where they make payments and who to call in an emergency and for routine maintenance . 

But that’s just Dave Ramsey with fancy software and lots of shuffling.

Also, since a developer out there just turned an enormous amount of previously spongy, wooded land, with lots of tall absorbent grasses into a big fancy neighborhood, I suspect the flood danger has increased for the whole area and it will likely flood worse than before.

I routinely have dogs run through the screen around the pool, as I don’t think they see the screen.