I feel like marking up repairs is paying twice.

Those policies that weren’t forced on the plan of last resort, the state run California ‘Fair’ Plan are significantly underinsured.

Turns out, the right marketing found renters who appreciated the quality and were willing to pay a premium.

Sometimes it makes sense to pay the gains if there are not adequate replacements.

My plan would be use the 401k kind of like a hard money loan where I'd acquire the property, rehab it, then refinance long term, pay off the 401k loan and get it rented.

To get a GM, we need to pay a GM wage.

Just keep in mind that using that emergency fund to buy your next property and having tapped a HELOC already may leave you in a bad spot if you run into a similar problem again.Also, I’m not 100% sure, but I have heard that personal loans don’t your credit more so than other types of debt so be sure you look into that if you go the personal loans route and then planned to finance your next purchase soon after.

It all depends on the work you/your clients want to do to create value and the overall game plan.

Can I pay property taxes in January that are due now, then deduct them as well as next years that I will (plan to, anyway) pay in December of next year?

The plan is to buy and hold.