My experience in the MS TN market is that MLS listings rarely sell for list price under less they were very aggressively priced to begin with.

There's a lot of other things to consider here but I'll go through your list and make some suggestions based on 10 years of investing across various asset classes - single family, multifamily, industrial, storage, retail, office, etc. and I've had experience with section 8 housing, BRRRR, flips, etc.Purchasing rental properties?

I tell them it's one quarter inch away from where they looked at my #, READ THE LISTING.

No, you cannot "write off a new truck every 3 years" as these reckless YouTube professors suggest.Prepay or delay personal itemized deductions.

However, if the owner lives in Cuyahoga County or a contiguous county, the owner may be listed as the local agent in charge.

To list a few...Anyone who wants to increase their property’s income potential (and equity) and build new housing in a market that struggles with high prices, low supply, and few new construction.House hackers who live in their primary and want to airbnb an ADU love this strategy or vice versaInvestors who want to do both long term and short term benefit from having two separate units.Rental Restrictions on ADUs.Thankfully, Raleigh is very STR friendly and ADU friendly right now.

The loan is listed on the HUD and they provide lender's title insurance.   

Where can I find a list of hard money lenders

(Unfortunately, the investor fell for this gimmick and did NOT get their own 3rd party inspections, appraisals or even visit the properties they were buying, against our best efforts to encourage proper due diligence and follow our check list for their own protection.)So now some people are stuck with properties worth half what they paid (not all RWN members), with no renovation done, and constant repairs and vacancies. 

The best deals I find are usually due to agent negligence of the area and a very poor listing presentation.