They even handle most maintenance and all utilities.

I’d recommend finding a mentor to guide you through the process and considering ways to invest even before you reach $100k, like partnering with others or utilizing low down payment loans.

We take for granted that a lot of folks don't actually know how to utilize an appraisers office or search through the states biz website.

You can end up in an odd spot where these previously disallowed losses are disallowed nearly permanently until either a) you are no longer a real estate professional and you un-aggregate your rentals or b) every single one of your rental activities is disposed of.I have one client right now with some material passive activity loss carryforwards, that the decision was made to wait to make the REPS related election until they utilize these loss carryforwards, so they don't become trapped. 

If you had a paid off rental house, and others with mortgages, and you wanted to use the equity in the paid off rental for a cash offer on another property, how would one do that if the DTI ratio doesn't work due to having too much credit utilization with the addition of the new loan.

Also most places offer rebates From your local utility on 2 stage equipment.

My go/no-go was break even (net 0 cash flow) under the following assumptions: 50% occupied at market rent (based on comparable properties) including 15% of gross rents to maintenance/cap-ex (at 100% occupancy) and utility costs.

I do not have the utilities in my name…Thank you!

The utility crew working on power lines on my street yesterday was from Canada.If the tenant wants to leave, just let the tenant go.  

So, what I do to satisfy both the financial benefits of utilizing leverage AND the psychological benefit of being debt free is I only have mortgage loans in which the property is the sole collateral with no liability to myself or my entities.