If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.

After collecting tenant pass-throughs for the year, do you pay the property taxes at the end of the year or the beginning of the next year?

There's a big swing here in insurance and tax calculations I see and getting those numbers accurate are critical for your ability to not miss on good deals

PropStream was good with property, title, and tax data.

Hard money loans offer fast approval and don't risk personal assets but come with high-interest rates and fees, which can be tax-deductible as carrying costs.

If you would like to show your tax returns or w2s then I can put you in a conventional loan because we are a conventional lender also.

When that portion was complete, I could then receive draw money which allowed me to pay my utilities, taxes, and mortgages.

Most people do not know this is a legitimate way to fund your real estate deals and do it in a tax advantaged way.

Sometimes they forget to tell you that many tenants in Detroit don't pay (depending on the property manager skill and the type of tenant) - but taxes are very high in the city and so is insurance. 

In US tax law, the depreciable lifespan of an asset is defined by its MACRS classification which stands for “Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System.”Under MACRS, depreciable assets are assigned to different classes, with each class having a specific recovery period.