There is now essentially no benefit to obtaining a second home loan over an investment property loan, except for the ability to do 10% down rather than 15% (minimum for investment properties).This info is all related to Conventional mortgage financing.

Consider Future ScalabilityA fourplex is a great starter deal because it combines the benefits of multi-family while still qualifying for residential financing.

@Enrique Roth, I am in the @Derrick E. camp where I would look at the non-tangible benefits of attracting and keeping better tenants.

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

These people who lived in the house hold used and took full advantage of my father and even tried filing his taxes to receive benefits for their own selfish greed.

I'll be on top of things with them and post updates here so hopefully other people can benefit from my review. 

@Mimi Takele The answer is - maybeThe main question is when did you complete the start-up phase and became actively engaged in business?

The benefits of selling as a portfolio is that when you do a 1031 exchange, you won't have to coordinate the sales of multiple properties, And this would minimize the amount of individual exchange fees. 

This means investors are not only benefiting from rental income but also from long-term value growth as these areas develop further.With all these factors in mind, Indianapolis is quickly becoming a prime market for short-term rental investors.

I am looking to buy more properties but putting down 20-25% each time plus closing costs etc is a lot of money that I also want to allocate to other goals.I have heard partnerships are a strategy to leverage other people’s money to create deals that will benefit both sides depending on terms that are setup.