.- Family Appeal: With good schools and amenities, it attracts families, making it a desirable area for potential buyers.2.

Are you able to deduct passive losses against earned income, or do you have enough passive income to wash against the passive losses in order to deduct all of the interest?

Affiliates earn referral fees for the business they bring in, but they have no obligations to anyone and no decision-making authority.

You are free to choose how to store it, and whether that account will earn interest or not.

Terms negotiable.Why Shaker Heights Short answer: Purchased under 70% ARV-Reno, Duplex (two rents), desirable clean neighborhood, decent schools.

I have lots of extra time on my hands, am self motivated, and mostly have a desire to learn more about real estate.

Your cost of living sucks in NYC so that hurts as well.You say you want financial freedom, but what you really want is time freedom and the only way to get time freedom is through earning money to give you that.

Understanding of home sellers needs, wants, desires, and motivations.  

If you think rents are going to grow 20% per year, every year, for the next 5 yrs, you will look beyond today's value, and start pricing in the future value.Really, most buyers are backing into a desired IRR and/or cash on cash return, and backing into a viable purchase price.  

@Lor FaraGenerally, CA residents are taxed on worldwide income, meaning all of your income earned in any state will be taxed in CA if a resident.