You want to minimize taxes.Not only these are separate goals, they can pull you in opposite directions, so you will have to prioritize. 

The original post is choppy because he typed it on his phone and it clearly says I get low appraisals indicating it has happened more than once. 

However, landlords may subject the tenant to a minimal penalty which usually amounts to two-month rent.Both parties mutually agree to break lease agreement early.Either the landlord or tenant may ask the other party to break the lease early.

Otherwise, renovate the garage into a man cave, while keeping the garage elements to easily convert back with no or minimal cost in the future.

Hi Alex,Like my colleague mentioned, you could either purchase the property from your grandmother, but would need down payment / reserves to support loan requirements or have your family add you to the title of the property to meet minimal seasoning underwriting guidelines to refinance the loan in your name. 

However, the median price per square foot grew by 3.8%, indicating that the inventory of smaller and more affordable homes has grown in share.Homes spent 44 days on the market, which is one day more than last year but eight days shorter than before the COVID-19 pandemic.According to the Realtor.com® May housing data, the market cooled a bit as mortgage rates went up in April and May due to stubborn inflation.

If they took forbearance (which you can only speculate on) and didn't make a payment for 12 months, their current balance would likely be higher than what the guess from the above paragraph would indicate. 

Lender indicates that force-placed insurance company is retreating.

The unit we currently live in would rent for the same amount minimally, most likely a bit more.

Go for the desirable locations in the city and if you’re investing from out of state or country my recommendation would be to stick with properties that require minimal rehab.