.- Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.- Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.If you track everything, you could show a loss and use that to offset other earned income (such as a W2) which will net you a bigger refund.

As others have said, the settlement that was reached in 2024 requires this contract for an agent to show you a house. 

That’s a staggering number—and one that keeps climbing.I came across a proposed settlement with one of the landlords already cooperating with prosecutors.

On a rehab I have anything that needs to be ordered ready to submit before I settle , I place the order the day of settlement .

Our program offers a range of coverage levels, including basic or special form coverage and actual cash value (ACV) or replacement cost (RC) loss settlement methods.

I haven’t used them yet but Universal Settlement Services is an investor friendly title company in the state college/altoona area.

I as a lender as part of settlement had our servicer unwind some negative reporting.As a sidenote I saw a post online somewhere else where someone who had an owner occupied home for several years relocated for work and teh servicer sent a letter telling them they are not in compliance with their loan because it must be owner occupied for the entirety of the loan even though the loan docs say one year....Again, servicer overstepping their bounds

I’ve seen cases where the lender filed the deed in lieu, then when the borrower threatened suit offered them a cash settlement to forgo litigation.  

So invest in some kind of real estate like apartments that need heavy lift and get the bonus.Otherwise life settlement partnerships can also give you big deduction year 1. 

If the property manager feels guilty or wants to make the problem go away, they may negotiate a settlement with you.