there are many tax complications?

:(The high returns outweigh the issues with banks and complexity with the IRS in my opinion.Especially since you are so complicated Mr C hahaDon't worry tho, The Dingo still has a soft spot for you in my heart.ps.

Well, none of this investing is THAT complicated or "secret."

@Megan BallardIt’s called Underpinning the foundation and it’s quite complicated, expensive and can be dangerous in older homes.

The math gets a bit more complicated to calculate the adjusted deduction but the minimum is $1050 (scaling up with earned income). 

It's not complicated, but it's not easy. 

The current draw back is it doesn't cashflow as well as it could... mostly due to complicated longterm tenants.

This is a great long term assets with many complicated possible scenarios.

It sounds like a lot and it is but it isn't too complicated.

Be very careful w private real estate syndications, some great ones, some really not great ones, and takes years of investing experience/understanding debt/property management/taxation rules etc before you should safely go that route, but then they can be awesome as they give high yields w passivity, the Holy Grail of RE investing :)you are on the right path, and RE far less complicated than the Krebs Cycle too :)