Example: If I wanted to assign a property to another investor, would I want to try and get the tenant out of the property or should I just keep the tenant inside and just try to reduce the price?

You want the flexibility to access your money sooner.4) Tax Benefits from Real Estate: When you invest in real estate, you can take advantage of depreciation and losses to reduce your taxable income today.

Or rent for less long term.IF I can make this Lake Front property a successful 30 day furnished rental, it will allow help pay for my parents care in assisted living, and reduce the draw down on their savings (and preserve my inheritance). 

This is important because you should have an idea of which locations you'll be able to cashflow a property versus the neighborhoods where it may not be about a positive cashflow it may just be about reducing your mortgage by having tenants.Bottom line- Start your journey by researching the market before you move there so when it's time to pull the trigger you'll be making smart offers

I try to be courteous and spend tens of hours into my tax prep before I ever send them off to reduce the time and frustration of the person preparing my returns.

When my door was closed, I could tell by moving the Encode deadbolt by hand that it was scraping on the strike plate, which uses more battery power and can cause it to jam completely if the door swells from weather.  

rather than drastically reducing the price and not profiting much?

If a seller does not have to sell, they will simply wait for better times before they reduce the price on their home.

I received an update from my accountant and it seems the timeline of events did provided some clarification and reduced my taxes by $6k from the original $16k. 

They follow state laws, or in the case of a VA loan, the borrowers entitlement will be reduced by the amount of the loss against the loan.