the only thing with that is protecting future landlords.. but then again thats a personal choice..  

Build connections with local professionals, talk to them in person, and value there time over yours.

What RichDad does not tell you is that it takes a driven personality to build a portfolio and if you have that type of personality you will not enjoy a retired state.

People like to rent from a person not a 'brand', it's more personal.

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The first is that there's no consensus between tax professionals, and the second is that you will not like my personal interpretation.My interpretation is:Until the property is "placed in service" - everything goes into basis.Illustration.You buy a property July 1st.You finish rehab November 1st and put the property on the market.Your tenant moves in January 15th.The property was placed in service November 1st, and it does not matter that the tenant did not move in until the next year.Everything paid between July 1st and November 1st, including interest and utilities, goes into basis.

Just curious do you find that accessing county records online through the county clerk website works just as well as going in person?

A FHA 203k Loan is where the purchase price and rehab costs are rolled into a single loan.The downside of using FHA or a FHA 203k is you will need to live there, for a minimum of one year (to satisfy FHA Requirements); AND because you closed personally, you will not have Asset Protection, in the form of closing in the name of a LLC.

Even when I did reach them the first time,  the other person on the other line sounds like a moron who doesn't know how to help. 

I have been to a few of them personally its really something and the folks that own them are under the radar and make MILLIONS.