This was in the days before cell phones and my parents (who travelled and did gun shows) were in Houston where I was living at the time.  

Hello @Karen Rodriguez   I do not have a spreadsheet to display my goals but I write my annual short terms goals in my cell phone note pad app.

From what I understand, a cell phone is not listed property and you do not have to keep track of personal/business use.

Hi Kim,The house is screaming for a proper proper porch/entry with a portico... it would completely transform the front facade and give the house some much-needed curb appeal.That said, with your extremely limited budget, the next best solution would be build a MUCH bigger wood porch over the existing one (no demo cost, and it's below the entry treshold) that extends a few feet farther into the yard from the house, and if you can afford it, to the far right small window.Either way, build two simple fat columns at the corners of the porch that would be about a foot higher than the railing, and positioned just outside the two smaller windows flanking the entry door.Then, paint the entry door a deep, very rich burgundy.It probably would exceed your super-tight budget, but would absolutely be worth the investment.

The other was an old cell phone bill for $150.

The investor's name was Rich and Rich gave his cell number to every single person who asked.

I was trying to set up a time for the group to sign the lease and pay the first month's rent (I have a $900 holding deposit from them already).Two of the people (couple) have not be answering their cell phone.

Tenants don't move without reason.The out of state number is a cell phone, and maybe they had it before they moved in, and just recently cancelled their local number.

You will want to have a CPA handle everything, but you also need to understand what is going on.depreciation: the basis of the house is depreciated over 27.5 years (i believe anyway)Flooring depreciates over 5 yearsif you add things like a roof they go onto the basis of the house.so you divide the basis by 27.5 and every year you subtract that off your income - that reduces the amount of taxable income.Other deductions:Interest on any financingcapital improvementsa portion of you cell phone billyour business laptopstampsmileage to and from rentals, home depot etcetc etc etc etcyou can't claim a business loss for more than 5 years I believe.

I had an LNI inspector say to me, "Either you are the most naive person or a big fat liar."