RE is a tough hedge, I don't know of a direct hedge for RE, most are in some sort of RE derivative, like interest rate swaps.If you really think RE is going to go down, then hoard cash and have lots of financing lined up.

b) How did you derive your expenses?

Thoughts:. 1031, how to derive the asking price, should I do the transaction on an LLC, other options?

And can you use a cash advance derived from credit card debt to finance a down payment like that?

Not only does this classification require you to spend a min of 750 hours per year in RE, and spend more hours on that than anything else, you MUST have more than 50% of your income derived from RE to qualify.

Do you have a data-based process in which a cap rates is derived?

@James PalassisThere's certainly NO tax benefits if you do any of the work after you stop renting the property, prior to your moving in.Whether you can derive tax benefits from doing it now is debatable.

Going in, know you'll have to spend the money fixing the homes up if you want to derive income from it.

It’s through the time value of money that most note buying and selling strategies are derived, Joe A.

The feds will take everything you have they may believe was acquired with funds derived from criminal activities.