Midland – Oil can impact market stability here, but it’s possible to find lower entry prices, making house hacking more affordable.3.

@Daniel DeBruin, this is really all market dependent and how much you want to spend versus how much it will impact both the rent you can achieve as well as the quality of tenants it attracts.When it comes to design, it is all a bit personal opinion, but I will say: contiguous flooring always trumps mismatched, hodge podge flooring.  

I'd like to pick a good platform and keep everything under one roof - not need multiple tools. 

We have some student rental units that turnover every year. It is an intensive leasing process each year, from the advertising to handling inquiries, applications, showings, etc. I most want to avoid spending consider...

That might give us some ability to sell our ADUs separately  Ab1033 has no impact.  

You could have sent him to collections and this would destroy his credit, which could impact his ability to purchase a home, qualify for a car loan, and possibly even cost him his job.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

@Doug KirkTo own 8-10 properties in 3-5 years, consider aggressively buying multiple properties or starting small and paying down debt quickly.

The reality is that the tax impact and ability to take ANY losses (as Michael mentioned) is based on a number of factors that include whether or not it is a "separate dwelling unit".

I see the stock market entering a cycle of massive swings because of industry impacts from such changes, both positive and negative.