Great reason for not pulling deductions forward.I have been retired from a W2 job for some time and my income is at an all time high and will just keep going up with more RE investments. 

I'm Alejandro and me and my wife are doing our research to start investing in the US.

Do you increase the rents to make up for the energy bill? 

I only have one right now, so the monthly subscription is a bit hefty for me.

I think it is really up to what you can provide to the investor.

In my opinion, an in person meetup > an online connection.You may want to consider making a connection here and meeting up for coffee or attending a real estate networking event.Best of luck!

You don’t want the actual mortgage loan mixed up with loans to and from Partners.

He is here in Chicago with me, but does loans across the country. 

So feel free to reach out to me with specific questions you may have.

Might be a little bit down the road for me, but that is for sure dream that will come true...One Chicago's best features is the lake, which I'd like more access to.