Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

They might not care since I have been a solid paying customer for the decade and a half of having the loan.

Hi All,I'm looking for the easiest way to track appreciation on an annual basis.

My 2 bits.Invest locally, ideally within 30 minutes or somewhere you can drive to within half a day, (Las Cruces, Sierra Bianca or to Tucson or Midland) first.

I'd definitely talk to your CPA to run scenarios, but I believe there are some exceptions to the 2 years if your move is due to an employment change or other extenuating circumstance that causes you to need to move more than 50 miles from your current place of residence.I feel like tax code is always slightly changing, so I've found running different scenarios with a CPA is the easiest way to get a straight answer.

The scammer either:Claims they work for us and our systems are down forcing them to use their cell phone or claims they are the property owner and have terminated us because we couldn't find a tenant for them.They ask for either half a month or a full month of rent upfront, via Venmo, to schedule a MoveIn, but don't really ask for any documentation.These prospects aren't even in our software systems yet and all the correspondence is via text.

Cousin A, who continues to reside in one half and rent out the other, will report rental income and expenses for their portion on their tax return.

I'd love to hear from any real estate investors who live half the year abroad (Europe - especially France) and half the year in the USA (sunny California, in my case). 

Our detached garage is about 325 square feet now and half of that space was legally converted to a recreation room with a bathroom in the 80s.

And I am half way through the 2 books I mentioned!