Reddit can be time consuming so there is that to consider.

There is so much information on BiggerPockets that you can't possibly consume it all!

These clauses are usually tied to the Consumer Price Index released by the U.S.

If the cash flow stays the exact same in today's dollars (not even taking into account inflation impact on the rent and zero return on the $100K), it would take 15.5 years for the negative cash flow to consume the $100K. 

Spreadsheet (Better but messing and time consuming etc.)3.

Check with your states consumer protection dept to see if they can assist or if there is fund that covers it.

It has gotten a LOT more difficult with the SAFE Act, Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, pro tenant/borrower judicial decisions, as well as state and local ordinances.

An average/bad agent just helps paperwork get pushed through and deadlines get met.I think we can agree that a retail consumer can benefit from working with an above-average buyer's agent, they may reduce their own out-of-pocket costs...heck they may even put money in their pocket by doing so.

From an economy of scale perspective, it's much more efficient for me to go over this stuff with a room full of accountants (I notice your title :) since typical consumers have no idea what's on their tax returns, or any of that, but the pushback you get if you're me is a) the general low-level animosity between mortgage and tax professionals and b) the notion that I'm trying to "tell them how to do their jobs," which they are not interested in.Far from it on b), I'm not qualified to tell you that at all.

I'm a Realtor/Investor and I actually think this is really good for the market and consumers/investors.