I think saving for taxes is good.Focus right now on getting listings and sales...that's what counts.Don't spend too much time on things that are not generating revenue.   

Spend time and money to fix up the property.3.

And I'd probably offer to pay them something for their time that first week if I decided to not sign on for longer, seeing as they did spend the time.Good luck!

I spend my day analyzing dozens of long term buy and hold multi-family rental properties available on the MLS, and although I have found several diamonds in the rough, I have began to see that deals are rather scarce.

Sometimes it’s the best $500-$750 you spend.

If I was audited, I can prove I claimed all my income on my taxes.The only payment method that cannot be traced is cash, provided you receive it as cash and spend it as cash.

Before spending money on an attorney, I think it would be wise to submit a claim to the title insurer unless the matter is clearly and indisputably excluded or excepted from coverage. 

Bookkeeping (tracking financial spending and receiving) - needs to be detailed oriented, not necessarily a CPA [$ or $$]2.

The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes fell from 51 to 29;Total property sales increased 1.6 percent with 11,285 units sold;Total dollar volume rose 16.9 percent to $4.0 billion;The single-family average price increased 13.4 percent to $372,408; The single-family median price rose 13.3 percent to $300,000; Single-family homes months of inventory registered a 1.8-months supply, down from 2.4 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.6 months;On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 15.3 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace and 21.6 percent ahead of 2019.Townhome/condominium sales rose 11.7 percent with the average price up 12.1 percent to $240,994 and the median price up 17.6 percent to $210,000;Single-family home rentals fell 8.2 percent with the average rent up 9.0 percent to $2,115; Townhome/condominium leases fell 1.8 percent with the average rent up 6.3 percent to $1,793.Source: HAR

But, spending a year or two learning and researching is probably the best thing you can do before jumping into an investment.Good luck with it!