The most important rule is to have the cash flow of the new property be able to pay all its expenses, mortgage, AND the line of credit back.

If they do leave a retaliatory review, submit your evidence to Airbnb — they often remove reviews tied to rule violations or party activity.

Most investors aim for $200–$400/month after mortgage and operating expenses on small multis.Some will try to find the 1% rule, and in smaller, cheaper markets it’s possible to see $400–$600/month.At the end of the day, what matters most is comparing your deal to the norms in your market, the condition of the property, and whether the rents are already at or close to market, or if there's an opportunity for you to increase them. 

If you’re working a normal full-time W-2 job, you generally can’t qualify as a Real Estate Professional under the tax rules.

I googled it and found this.Notice this is for an individual, they are not adding 2 owners hours together.A cost segregation study itself does not have material participation rules; rather, material participation determines how you can utilize the accelerated depreciation losses generated by the study to offset different types of income.Without material participation, the losses are considered "passive" and can generally only offset other passive income.

We had some smokers in our house once and I kept their $500 damage deposit for breaking those rules that are clearly stated.If you don't have a damage deposit, I would add one but I would also pull that Booking.com listing.

@James Potter If you are considering an STR property, you'll have similar rules to Kauai, in that it has to be in a designated area.

But the way we have set the rules for this game, there is only one outcome and BP is the best example: if you live long enough as an investor you are going to be a bazillionaire.

The rules apparently went into place recently, or past recently and perhaps is going into place shortly?

Last year, I read a book called The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End by historian Neil Howe.