Quote from @Michelle Howey: Hello everyone,I’m currently exploring ways to find off-market real estate deals and would love to get some advice from this knowledgeable community.What strategies or tools have you found most effective in identifying off-market properties?

If your friends have a rental they should hire a tax professional. 

We need to learn more about how taxes work as foreign nationals investing in the USA, and what entities are best for tax/legal purposes. 

As far as I know, you can deduct off your W-2 income if you are a real estate professional. 

There comes a point where having a real estate-savvy tax preparer outweighs your time learning a new software. 

I've created a free interactive map for the upcoming Philadelphia tax sales auction, where you can easily see the location of each property along with its auction ID.

Cost segregations, bonus depreciation, etc.....are just ways and methods of writing off more or less at certain times.

In my opinion, since the tax code is open to interpretation, I interpret as much of my costs as repairs unless something obviously falls into the definition of asset.

See what the nightly rates are in the waterfront vs 2 blocks off.

Has anyone used the FuelPoint lead generation platform? I just sat in on a demo and am curious if anyone has experience working with them. It seems like a lot more of these lead-gen groups are popping up.