Time spent reading biggerpockets, browsing the MLS, crunching numbers on potential properties, watching RE videos on YouTube...those are not rental real estate trade or business hours.Hours spent bookkeeping for the rental, interfacing with your PM, interfacing with contractors, interfacing with tenants, etc are generally ordinary and necessary rental real estate trade or business functions.Income tax law is complex. 

Electric wall heaters are not as efficient as gas, but it depends on what your area rates are.You'll have to crunch the numbers to see if it's worth it.

Hi all - we are just starting out and curious if anyone might know of templates, blogposts, books, or other educational content we can use to learn how to "crunch the numbers" on property investing (for different scenarios; i.e., for STR, for MTR, for LTR, etc., etc.)Many many thanks and Happy New Year.JJK

To identify an opportunity you are going to have too crunch numbers and analyze things from a financial perspective. 

Crunch the numbers to see if upfront savings on a property purchase made in this fashion may cost you more in the end.All the best!

I’m a first time investor (still in the process of number crunching but plan to look for a property in Jacksonville. 

The more assumptions you make when crunching numbers, the more surprised you'll be after closing. 

But for those that understand a little bit about how financing works, and enjoy crunching numbers, this would seem like it would be so much more fun and lucrative.... just as you suggest.

I've been working with her for 8 months, and I have bought one property from her (6 months ago)... however, there has been *nothing* on MLS with a good enough return worth buying since (and I crunch numbers daily on everything that comes out).  

Crunch your numbers and you will see if it is worth it.