Hi Nathan, Is there any particular reason you want to combine the two properties into one loan?

If it's in TN (as opposed to N GA) you property taxes alone will be close to 15% and with the habitational insurance markets going nuts, you're probably almost at 30% combined on those two. 

A combined 92% own under 10 doors.This is City of Milwaukee only, so about 600,000 population out of the 1.6 million for the Milwaukee metro area.

Fees or not, the investor is able to put their money to work in two places at one time and the combined growth is going to be higher than using your own money.

A collaborative, data-driven approach, combined with your personal diligence, will ensure well-informed and beneficial decisions.Looking forward to our continued discussions and decisions

As long as you are changing the sheets and don’t use a management company the leases are more than 14 combined days/yr it is not considered passive. https://www.hrblock.com/tax-center/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/airbnb-taxes.pdfAs soon as you hire a cleaner, and they work more than 100 hours a year (20hrs/week) you cannot use the soloK.

If your combined family income is low enough (under $150k), you have some room to claim your losses.

It is fairly cheap and you will get more interest if it is bit more modern. 

What will your combined W2 income be after taxes when you get married?

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