And the loss of amenities like concerts and shows also made urban apartment living less attractive.Congress granted mortgage borrowers struggling to make the monthly payment forbearance, reducing the pressure on them to sell and keeping a source of supply off the market.

If your vacation home happens to be located near a major event — like a PGA golf tournament or a big multi-day concert — you may be able to rent the place out for a short period even at high rates and pay zero federal income tax.Tax-smart year-end strategy: The more rental days between now and year-end, the better — as long as they don’t exceed 14 days for the year.Rented more than 14 days with substantial personal useYour vacation home falls into this category if you rent it for more than 14 days during the year and your personal use exceeds the greater of:(1) 14 days or (2) 10% of the rental days.

My experience comes from throwing concerts and nightlife for the past 5 years and brokering residential mortgages since 2005.

Since you are just starting out and have a FT job, I would say work with an agent to start and then if your volume of flips, buy and holds, or if you concert to investing full time, then you should consider getting your license. 

I'm assuming 4% a year apprechiation for my area, but with this giant casino going up next door (only one in Boston area, concert venue as well, etc.)

That way, you represent one potential vote, and you will carry weight.However, it is still ridiculous to think that a man who became incredibly wealthy with real estate investments and understands what a critical role they play in the U.S. economy, and who used Section 1031 in every single one of his deals, will now make a concerted effort to do away with Section 1031.This "article" is still a blatant attack on Republican values and based on something they haven't even done.  

Probably some concerts and similar type of events.

Two story Building but if I needed to rebuild I would have to raise them up to the flood level, creating 3 stories with parking underneath at ground level, 'living on the second and third floor's'.There on Concert slab now, no basement.I’m not looking for specifics at this point just a quick way to run some fast numbers to see if I’m even in the ball park.Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions you may be able to offer.

Gatlinburg's economy is based primarily on tourism revenue, and it's clear that there is a concerted effort by the big fish to rebuild Gatlinburg after this tragic fire, so that's positive.

Use base agencies such as ITT (information tickets and travel) or whatever equivalent name it's called in your branch of service to find cheap tickets to local attractions, concerts, and sporting events.Once I was finally able to move off base, I quickly bought a 3/2 single family home and proceeded to house hack.