How anybody could do a job like that and be able to sleep at night is beyond my comprehension.

Always interesting to hear different approaches since refinancing can either unlock massive growth or cut into cash flow if done too early.

So I reached out to him and he was glad to help.After some discussions, he offered that he is willing to do the renovation all on cost, and that me and him would determine the extra fee to him for his job.

Visit previous job sites?

A lot of his friends think that getting a "real job" or creating a "real business" is for chumps.

I assume the workaround isn't as easy as obtaining your real estate license in order to fulfill the criteria of Real Estate Professional if I'm not actually planning to sell much (if any) real estate with an ongoing W2 job, but I'm wondering if others have any experience with this.

Use an S Corp for flips or management income to cut self-employment tax.

Quote from @Roger Hobbes: Quote from @Jeremy Horton: Time to cut those monthly payments in half, just get a 50 year mortgage!

They also alert me of suspicious people/vehicles or if the power went out.In some cases, I offer to do minor repairs to their house, or at a minimum have my maintenance guy clean their yard or cut their grass for free.

Most people replying these days are selling something, and their posts are either ChatGPT responses or cut and pasted.