But ultimately the responsibility lies in my hands.I jumped on a seesaw of risk hoping that the momentum would catapult my bank account into six figures only to find out the hard way that flipping houses isn’t as easy as I had predicted.This house was purchased for $64,000 with an expected rehab of $100k to $120k depending on how much work the dilapidated and neglected house needed.The midwest is lovely but the houses carry the weight of weather storms nearly a century old leading to more damage than a beginning investor could expect.The appraisal came in at $225k for my lender meaning our all-in cost would be around 85% of the sales price worst case.

Some packages genuinely improve property performance, while others might feel excessive.

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

We are still only in the beginning stages of this upswing as Windsor started far below intrinisic value as there was an excessive drop in prices from the 08 crises that lasted for a decade.Hope this helps!

But if those payments feel like dead weight, Dave Ramsey’s “debt-free” mindset could be worth revisiting.Here’s a quick story to illustrate.

True although the fires this year just adds to the reasons to leave California (excessive taxation and regulation, overbearing political correctness, downtowns littered with feces, etc.).

I enjoy college football, video games, and lifting weights. 

I find that putting a utility cap in the lease agreement they sign and calling their attention to it really helps make them more aware that they'll have to pay for excess usage so, fortunately, I haven't had to actually bill anyone yet, but the language is there if I needed to. 

Assuming you are both working and the rentals are long-term, rental losses up to $25,000 can offset W-2 income if your MAGI is under $150,000, with excess losses carried forward.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

A 1031 must be for equal or greater value or the funds in excess of the value of the new purchase are taxable.