.: Hi All,Is there any way to structure a private lending arrangement so that income is considered passive (by IRS standards) and can offset accumulated schedule E losses?

The last reason for the sells in 1031 into other investment properties.

With the most difficult buyers it can lead to last minute re-trades over inconsequential amounts of money but is just a pain to deal with.

This guy's name (Mario Cotto) came up as a red flag at our meeting last month.

On here just last week, someone told everyone that all tenants hate their landlords so there was really no need to provide any level of adequate or decent levels of respect or service.

Let's analyze each issue you've mentioned:1) Tenancy Length: besides issues a landlord can't control, like death, sickness, job loss, etc., the actual management of the property & tenant play a large roll in how long tenants stay in their home.

Sometimes it's best to cut your losses and move on.

I guess my problem with being too up front about seeing their place is that I don't feel like I'm in a position of power right now to decline people since it's hard enough to find people that I want to even get to that point in the application process in the first place, but I have to snap out of that mindset and have to instead come from a place where I make them believe that I have a lot of other applicants and that it's my standard policy and it's something they'll have to go through if they want my place.....ESPECIALLY if I decide to only take 1st & security from them rather than 1st/last/security.Thanks again!

this is my first ever mortgage and I've never had to pay rent so this is definitely going to be an adjustment for me, but I've been wanting to do this for the last 4-5 years now and i figured the best way to get into it is to jump right in!

It takes time to develop trust and credibility with potential investors, so don't wait until the last minute.