Lastly, there's the second position lender who would receive $26,200, but only if they accept the 20% flat rate. 

Oftentimes, we would work closely with CPA to make sure how our borrower's taxes can be filed that would save them from paying taxes, but also making sure they can qualify in a lender's perspective.You would want to make sure your first few deals has an acceptable of return in order to lower your DTI and expand your investment portfolio in Real Estate.

The general rule of thumb is that you cannot pay (or accept) transaction-based compensation.

Therefore I would not dangle your depository relationships because banks will certainly  be accepting but likely won't mean better terms.

If the county’s assessed value ($59,000) seems too high, it’s acceptable to base the land value on recent comparable sales in your area, like the ones for $8,500, $10,000, and $29,000.

And the savings a tax pro can provide can easily outweigh the costs.I would recommend reaching out to some here on BP and see if they are accepting new clients.

But, the longer I've worked at it, the easier its been to accept the things that have come my way.

I recently graduated from the University of Washington with an engineering degree and will be starting my first full-time corporate job on the 23rd of this month.

Two masters degrees, two properties and my home residence, and still charting my path to the goals I set sooooo many years ago. 

They are not accepting comps from food or other similar lease terms.