Can these be tax write offs (home office, phone, car expenses, etc) even though I won't technically be making money for some time until everything is completely built and leased?

Ok on to a new topic…Government has Taken a Permanent Intellectual VacationThis week, the Federal Government announced rules to block medical debt from credit reports, ie being used to evaluate a borrower’s financial fitness for mortgages, car loans, aka, easier to get more debt.

If you're a single mom with student loans, a car payment, and living paycheck-to-paycheck, then $20,000 would be devastating and a reserve is critical.

Think of your home like a car.

It's a 1/1 with two car garage on a half acre composed of two Tax lots.

Do the residents have cars?

I don't want to drive a car, park etc. 

I would focus my research on properties that can bring an enjoyable experience to guests, such as nicely renovated house near lakes/state parks/national parks, with amenities like deck and perhaps suana and pool, also a bigger house that can host more people/pets/cars.

Single family home, 1250 sqft, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, plus a 2 car garage.

I would assume that the fire marshall would not be pleased if they saw this mess...Lastly, just from a common-sense perspective, if someone has so much stuff that it's stacked to the ceiling and spilling out all over the yard, then that's an unreasonable amount of stuff, and it's time for the tenant to get a storage unit (or rent a larger place).Think of it this way: If a tenant owned ten cars, you wouldn't let them park all over the yard and take up every parking space.