My name is Maxine Antoine and I a very new to real estate.

I mean I did a ton of foreclosure rescue in my day so ia m not trying to be a hypocrite . 

Started this investment mainly as a weather change from Iowa in the winter. 

& @Maynhia Stott  Iowa is 24% with a 2 year right of redemption.  

So, not necessarily Detroit, but other locations such as Des Moines, IA, and Augusta, GA etc.?

I had a 1031 client who sold an apartment complex in Iowa and purchased five houses with me in Austin to use as short term and long term rentals.

I went to university in Iowa, many years ago.

If I switch from blinds to rods, would I a) provide receipts for the rods and deduct in full - receipt furnished to tenant,  2) deduct cost of blinds as priced today but receipt would be for curtain rods, 3) deduct cost of blinds as outlined in the lease but provide receipt for curtain rods (explanation and receipt furnished) 4)  be forced to replace using the same blinds that were installed when tenant arrived n order to deduct. 

Best thing to do is have it I a high yield savings that is generating money on your money and is very liquid when you need it.

No offense, but absolutely, positively in no way shape or form would I, as a lender of over 30 years, provide a loan to someone with no out of pocket capital.