Light fixtures can set the tone for the decor and I suggest you stay neutral, not flashy, tasteful but not expensive. many have their own for upper end homes or they will decorate later, a hundered dollars more is probably just money out of your pocket, IMO.

Any attempts to politicize either the prebate or the fair tax rate would be much easier to detect than in the vast system of loopholes of today.Stephen Masek--the authors of the Fair Tax Book state early on that while they would love to see gov't shrink by orders of magnitude, they believe a great first step would be to keep the Fair Tax revenue neutral compared to the current system, but to take the more manageable first step of changing the source of its funding.

Even if you have positive cash flow from other properties the negative property can bring overall returns down to neutral or negative.Just because something is an REO, short sale, regular sale, whatever doesn't mean it is a deal.

the third prong that you are missing is for the ground wire... old homes were wired with just a hot wire, and a neutral, and no ground.

When I say our "range", it's more about what we thought could be cashflow neutral (top end) to cashflow positive (bottom end). 

What would be the best scenario for someone trying to lower the taxable income AND not get stuck with a bad dealLet's just say: if its return is cash neutral, you'll only be taxed on your PROFIT once you sell - and even THAT may be deferrable.

I'd suggest you have your lawyer/title company hold it so you have a neutral third party.

New neutrality may effect this whether you should cut it.

That means choosing neutral decorum.

those that primarily flip are still doing so. those that primarily buy and hold are continuing to do so and rents have risen such that their net effect on raising rates is neutral or better.