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I know when you buy a foreclosure in Oregon and you intend to live in it you can evict.

Appeal Property Tax AssessmentsProperty taxes are a significant expense for real estate investors, but they aren’t set in stone.

It seems ridiculous, but that's the world we live in now.

I’ve been starting my research by seeing what is being bought and what is on the market, and live nearby so would like to check out neighborhoods, but am wondering which neighborhoods I should invest in?

My suggestions:* Requiring code compliance and safety equipment is absolutely valid and should be part of the regulations* Requiring owners live within 15 miles is not necessary since poor hosts whether they're local or distant will violate the 3-5 warning system and earn a suspension.

I flipped and did some buy and hold when I lived in Florida.   

Believe it or not I've gotten more information out of this thread already than I've gotten from some very expensive wealth planners.

Hello all,Has anyone sold a short term rental owned over a year  as a non real estate professional that qualified as short term capital gains tax deductions with expenses and depreciation?

well if I ever make it to the Smokies to see what the draw is  I will rent a condo then :)  I am just guess but I suspect folks that go there want to be in the woods and hear the birds and maybe some local mtn views etc.. or some sort of privacy they never get at home out east were there is not very much public lands close to where they live in the big city. ????