The IRS requires this form if you, as the seller, receive $600 or more in interest during the year.Key Takeaways: You can deduct the interest you pay to your lender, but you must report the interest you receive from the buyer as income.

I would recommend getting into AI and using propwire's free version to start before upgrading to Privy or Propstream.

@Christopher Leet, I can recommend an excellent realtor who works with investors and is an investor. 

@Jacob HavlovickBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

@John McKee what would be some companies/funds you would recommend?

The interest rate is 7%, so we suggest this property is for someone who wants to get into Lease Options and meets the other requirements such as adequate reserves and credit.That means, they buy the property, they wind up with $50,000 in equity and they do a Lease Option to a buyer who doesn't currently own a house, but wants to.

If you're looking to invest out of state, I'd recommend listening to episode 1049 of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast. 

These tax deductions do not require you to become a real estate professional.

Simply gifting him half the property now wouldn’t immediately allow him to claim the exclusion without fulfilling this residency requirement, I don't believe.One thought would be to use a HELOC to pull just enough equity out of the current home and use it to buy a smaller home, or at least the down payment.

Additionally, we have developed templates for tracking key metrics that we require our PMs to fill out weekly.