This level of scrutiny drastically reduces the risk of renting to unreliable tenants.Realtors vs.

There are alternative programs out there with reduced cost, but you are typically looking at 20% down. 

I am not an accountant or tax professional so I would recommend talking to your account about what that means and maybe some strategies on how to reduce your tax liability

They clearly had no intention of paying off the loan in October but sought instead to further reduce their loan balance during a time of the note holder's personal hardship.

Source , but for the ones that are that could be a risk if Trump and DOGE's plans to cut those jobs ends up reducing a significant amount of the jobs in DC.

With newer notes especially, partials reduce the discount.I'm not a fan of balloons for seller financing - especially shorter than 10 years.

Maybe half upfront and reduce the rate of interest on the balance..

You can likely see where a 5% reduction in your taxes isn't going to do much to reduce your bill. 

I have some clients who prefer to have a PM for maintenance/contact/rent collection/general management and will place tenants and write leases for themselves in exchange for a reduced rate.  

Once in service, expenses become deductible, reducing taxable rental income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.