If you treat them simply as operating expenses then you. get to deduct them entirely in the year they occur. 

You can simply Google or lookup ClosedByMo on social media to read through my reviews. 

I am not sure its the rate of return that entices them all the time, I generally think they simply do not understand the risks and or do not have deal flow to find the safer 1st position loans given the smaller amounts of money that they have to invest..

I work in Celsius, so had to google what 68F was (20C)...to me that is a reasonable inside temp for summer time (and winter).Based on your last post, you said the tech just came out and the tenant simply wanted it cleaned and checked??? 

Not sure if it's the dumbest, or just the most unethical, illegal or simply immoral thing I have heard, or maybe all of the above.

I simply thought when I'm ready, I'll open a bank account and transfer it over.

When you buy a property, you are not simply buying a property, you are analyzing a piece of a market. 

@Tianna Marie Osbourne Many conventional lenders simply require two years of tax returns as part of the lending process.

We bought our first beach condo on Seabrook Island, SC in 2020, simply to have a get-away in the midst of COVID.

The third zone is one that is highly regulated, perhaps taxed at a higher rate, but has an established process for STR's and the risk of changes in the laws regarding airbnb or other OTA's is relatively low, simply because those conversations have already happened and the local government has decided that they are going to allow them in the area and have an established process for permitting, etc.