But the only strategic thing about them is that you need to keep good records and hire a tax professional who knows how to maximize the tax savings from things you already paid for. 

Buyer-paid real estate agent commission (Yes, I recommend buyers have their own buyer's agents.

I see you invested a serious amount of sweat equity (and real cash) into turning it into something practically new from the inside out, and it looks like it paid off in a big way.

Pm paid for it because they would incur additional cost disputing it and may never collect from the OTA.  

Paid off my primary when it got down to 90K.... not a ton of loan left, so I just paid it off, but still had plenty of $$ to invest in other things...it didnt tap me dry to do it.Exactly. 

For example, you cannot fund your HSA account and then turn around and reimburse yourself for expenses previously paid.

I have just won some bids but have not paid yet and did some research and found you guys.

Today I got a certified letter stating a lien has been placed on the property by the landscaping company they hired but have not paid.

Income tax refund (forced savings account where govt keeps your interest) gives them the cash they need for first month's rent + security deposit.10) Realities of S8: most tenants no longer have 100% of rent paid by the program.- Good luck getting them to pay their portion for the duration of their lease- Be careful including utilities in the rent as they then won't care about a running toilet resulting in a $500 water bill.- S8 tenants don['t want to pay application fees- S8 tenants cry broke about paying security deposits- S8 tenants in the program for 10+ years claim ignoreance on filling out their paperwork because they've learned a desperate landlord will do it for them.If you want a S8 tenant, you MUST advertise on www.AffordableHousing.com

I went through something similar when I moved for work; I rented for a bit while figuring out the market and ended up investing in a rental property that really paid off.