Quote from @Michael Overall:I understand the utilities will go to basis, on the interest is it able to be yearly deducted based off the conversation you referenced if using form 4952According to one of my colleagues on that thread - yes.According to court - no.

I am currently based in Canada and am looking to embark on my real estate investment journey in the United States, specifically focusing on multifamily properties. 

.- Military Presence: With U.S. military bases across Germany, local banks are accustomed to assisting service members with financing.How to Qualify1.

Based on the numbers seems like it was a straight forward conventional loan...any challenges?

👋My name is Anthony, and I’m an investor based in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Looking at the places, they are all the "weird" kind or have some kind of alternative building practice.

By reducing the principal balance, your lender recalculates your monthly payment based on the new, lower balance.How Does Mortgage Recasting Work?

When an appraiser is adjusting a comp to match the subject property, he or she will use an adjustment based on the difference in square footage.

Real estate is so localized that most federal based policy changes don't have massive influence.I can see him (semi-)privatizing Freddie/Fannie.

I paid for the subscription for a few months and drew my own custom Google maps areas and color coded them red/yellow/green based on a "grade" I felt came from a few metrics like crime/average household income/etcI also really like realtors dot com new maps, if you search for an address and click on the map and then go to the top left and choose the Value slider it will give you a nice color coded map of which areas of a neighborhood are higher valued.