Short answer: not legally, but they can get away with it.Long answer starts with a fundamental concept of our tax laws.

It hasn't been perfect but overall I'm happy with my currently 8 door portfolio there.

See Jason Alexander's character on "Shallow Hal" for a perfect example.He criticizes his friends who date attractive partners, accusing them of being shallow or warning them that "it won’t last."

Hello,My wife and I recently found a property that fits all of the things we are looking for, perfect location, price, rooms, etc. except for one problem: The previous owner was a smoker :( Does anyone have experience buying/renting out/living in a home previously owned by smokers?

Stessa is the perfect partner to help you start, scale and manage your portfolio.

Incidentally this is the perfect scenario where a checkbook IRA is going to be far superior to having to go through the custodian for every transaction. 

If it didn't cash flow perfectly none of that mattered to me because I was buying buildings in good neighborhoods for the long-term generational wealth they'll create 5, 10, or 15 years down the road.

Stop with the gadgets, the AI and all the crap out there that offers you "shortcuts" for lead generation.THERE  ARE NO SHORTCUTS.The reason I am successful generating leads and most of you are not is because I did the gaahdamn work, the research, the testing, the tweaking and I perfected this.

They have perfected putting their head into the sand post cards are tossed, phone calls hung up on. 

Yes true, but i dont want to invest into more houses for many reasons, in the state of NJ/NY and many more states tenants can get away with years of not paying rent, also they trash the house not all tenants  but some do.