BUT...if you're American and can still get loans in the US (the silver lining of having to still file US income taxes while living abroad), then why not use leverage?   

I'm assuming you are arriving at your cash flow number by applying Gross income - cap ex, maintenance, utilities, vacancy, tax, insurance, mgt, landscape/snow & Debt service?

I learned so much from the course and PCS, and I'm claiming all of my cost on my taxes.

Most hard money will be interest only payments on the full approved balance of the loan whether or not if you have pull the draw funds for repairs.If you have any other questions, post them in the same thread below so that we can all learn from the answers.

With a large portion of the incoming migration coming from international residents moving to the District, emphasizing improving and bringing back Washington D.C. sports teams to the city should create a strong desire for domestic residents to want to live near a fun, community engaging activity that is very relevant to those that live in and around the city.The District also has other programs it is running to make the District more attractive to live in outside of just working in the area, such as the Office to Anything program (Source) and the Housing in Downtown program (Source) which will incentivize developer through tax credits to convert office buildings into new construction housing and new construction retail properties, which should continue to attract more residents back to the area.D.C. also understands that with all of these big changes we have seen, the strategy and allocation of resources from the government moving forward should be reassessed to create a city that is adapting to the future trends to remain a safe and desirable place for residents to live.

If a dishwasher is 15 years old and the tenant destroys it, you can't really charge them much because the appliance is beyond the life expectancy.To learn how to determine charges for cleaning and repairs, you can read my book in my signature, Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties, or NOLO's Every Landlord's Legal Guide.

(gross rents $4900; 8% PM; mortgage+insur+taxes = $3600/mo).

Is it fair that the county can raise property taxes due to a strong market?

Taxes 10k HOA is 9k The current owner never did short-term rentals.

There are any number of Real Estate schools available to you, so choose the one that compliments your learning style, whether that be online or in person or a hybrid.