Problem is only "RE pros" get to do it.There are 3 income classifications in the US - Active, Portfolio, and PassiveActive income is income derived from your job, or normal trade or business.Portfolio income is derived from bank instruments - stocks, bonds, etc.Passive income is income earned from investments.Active losses can wipe out both passive and portfolio income, but it doesn't work the other way around.Portfolio (capital) losses are limited to $3,000 annually.Passive losses can only be offset by passive gains.Real estate rental income by its nature is deemed passive per IRC Sec 469One way to get around it is to become a pro - spend more than 750 hours or 1/2 your time in real estate.But most folks aren't real estate pros.

I have Baystate Bank on one property and TD Bank on another.Hope that helps!

Unless you are getting a bank loan and are willing to accept higher interest rates and balloon payoffs, buying within an LLC is not a clear-cut decision.An LLC can be created very quickly and should costs under $1K, but you need to know there will be costs and time to maintain that LLC every year.  

You'll want to make sure multiple banks look at the deal to see general appetite for financing.What happened to us is we took over a string of condos from a non bank lender that foreclosed on the properties. 

After my internship this summer I will have about 20k in the bank. 

You can take a mortgage with a Mexican bank.

Don't bank on them integrating with new technologies any time soon.Guesty for Pros: This is expensive but does have the most support. 

You're talking a reset in physical asset prices due to the GR and low rates to help stimulate inflation after a massive banking crisis.

I have an assistant enter this once a month from the PM reports provided (and just a bank account statement for the single tenant properties which don't have PMs).

So the Developer has less into their lots than another development were the infrastructure is in the construction loan and is paid off when the lot sells.. so its a win for the developer if they can sell the homes for the same price as other developments that do not have this bond attached to each lot..