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The previous owner started to repair it.Looks a little rough, but we’ll get her all fixed up.

I'm a local youth pastor in MN and I'm looking into getting started in real estate so that I can provide extra income for my growing family.

PS I’m all for buying real estate , but we know that having a  job can be a blessing for many people starting out. 

Lesson learned: slow follow-ups and poor lead management can be expensive.I knew I had to change how I handled leads, so I started automating follow-ups—and the difference was huge.

Hi @Jasmine Thermitus welcome to Bigger Pockets and congratulations on getting started on your real estate journey!

You certainly picked the right place to start! 

I'm starting my REI journey taking in all the advice and information I can absorb.

You will likely miss some deductions using the commercial tax software but it’s the cheaper option and starting out a couple hundred dollars in deductions missed likely isn’t that big of a deal.

Each of your homes will start at a lower cost basis and you will get slightly less depreciation each year to offset but you have spread that depreciation over multiple properties so now selling any one property will result in less impact on taxes than just selling your first without a 1031.