Quick question how do you reduce your tax liability to the lowest possible amount while still maintaining a decent amount of loan eligible income banks will use for financing.

(On Maple Street only about 3 blocks long I owned 12 houses...once I bought into the street I found value and became known as a cash buyer who maintained their properties so my phone rang and I shook hands on the street to keep it ringing.)Always check ARIES the Lucas County Auditor site.

You can include it and add it on to the rent rate, but most Landlords require the tenant to maintain the lawn.

And it is only 1500 sqft for both units, so rent will be limited based on the small size and you still have to maintain kitchens and bathrooms for two units, which means high maintenance cost to rent ratio. 

-Put down rolls of asphalt roofing. 

Maintaining and upgrading the property, hosting/viewings, short term rental (month to month) airbnb.

Right now, I'm mostly a stay at home dad, but my dream is to start looking into that more seriously once my young kids are all school age in about 3 years, something that I can do to earn my family some additional income while maintaining flexibility to take care of the kids outside of school.

Data reveals that banks have bolstered reserves for office debt, maintaining elevated reserves to cushion potential future losses.

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

@Sam Booth I use leverage but maintain enough equity in my portfolio that hopefully I am safe from problems.