Unless rates come down substantially do not refinance.  

A few rentals in Portland is a substantial investment but not a big operation.Anyway, deduction DENIED.

I contacted Kiavi about it, since I never gave the client their contact and consent to contact my clients directly, and the account executive said, that since the borrower did not close with Kiavi on the previous loan I submitted to them, they basically have all rights to solicit your borrower's directly, and not pay you any referral fee or nor give you any heads up. 

Directions3Pompano BeachKnown for its impressive short-term rental performance, Pompano Beach maintains high occupancy rates and substantial average annual revenue, making it a notable market for STR investments.

In your case, it'd be 100 hours and more than anyone else's time OR substantially all the activity (which is more subjective).

Or providing substantial services in conjunction with rental activities can subject to SE tax (hotel like services...room service, daily cleaning, meals, free shuttles etc).Being a REP just defaults the classification of the rentals from passive to non-passive. 

The game you want to play is "heads, I win; tails, I dont lose that much."

According to a 2024 study, nearly 40% of Realtors rarely or never use a CRM, meaning a substantial portion of the real estate agent population does not utilize this technology for managing client relationships and business processes.This is wasting a lot of time for 40% of agents.Imagine not remembering who to contact,what new leads came in, or even forgetting to textor call a lead back?

Your activities qualify under the material participation test; however, it is essential that you maintain proper documentation of your hours to substantiate this status.

We recently bought our first home this year, and although we are a ways out from purchasing our first rental property, I wanted to get a head start and start learning and gain the skills and knowledge we will need when the time comes.