I have literally stayed up countless hours through the nights, trying to find as much information as possible on REI.

I've read through all the IRS criteria, and countless articles and court cases, but the whole distinction is still murky to me and I haven't received a straight answer from the CPA's I've talked to.I currently own 1 short term rental home (it's my first one). 

I've spent countless time looking to purchase a STR property in Florida and I can't seem to find anything that fits the numbers to get any sort of cash flow with 10-20% down!

I've spoken to countless investors facing this same problem and I can feel the sense of frustration and helplessness, especially when your builder goes dark. 

It's helped countless investors avoid major losses.

Yet, all the members would need to do would be to go look at their archives and look at the predicted gains and check if they occurred in reality and they'd find out easily that my example above is typical.There are countless people in that same situation situation and, in my humble opinion, it's about time that they swallow their pride (for having fallen for their marketing tricks) and speak up so that other people don't have to experience the same situation in the future.

@Sean Culloden My wife personally manages our 16 units and spend countless hours on it.

No. because I am riding the coat tail of HUGE developers with insane resources in analysis, so it's not just my insight, I'm just confirming what they've already pegged and put countless millions into betting on.

Check my countless posts on this subject. 

I see countless emails from wholesalers with properties that only "need" 10-20k.