If you can’t explain something simply, you either don’t understand it yourself or have a self-interest in the obfuscation.

The only part that Property 1 pays on that loan is the escrow for property tax & insurance for Property 1.Thank you for your insight.You need to look at purchase price to determine cost basis, not how you financed the purchase.

@Ben Fernandez- thanks - good luck ....get pre approved for a  hypotehtical  scenario ....this step is smart to  start with as it will determine what you can do  or cant do  plus it will  help educate and  organize you 

We often use zoom showings, but they build on that mutual in-person experience.We don't encourage bottom-of-the-barrel neighborhoods, simply because with 60-120 year old properties capex tends to exceeed cash flow over time aka money pit.

You can simply list it as a $300k sale and list Seller Finance as one of the financing options in the MLS.

I'm all about finding problems to solutions and figuring out how to make something work rather than simply conceding that it cannot work.

Your real estate agent will help determine what level of staging will make the most impact on your house and market.They can help you decide if professional staging is worth the investment, or if you can knock it out with their advice alone.

Many benefits to doing so. 2) If you are going to invest outside your area, the one thing I rarely see mentioned here is simply the "investment landscape".

Very simply, large corporations pay into the tax base of that local community and that revenue is used to improve the community and make it a more attractive place for people to live.

You can't easily determine whom has paid and who hasn't.