BiggerPockets is an excellent site for networking with other investors and obtaining referrals for agents who are favorable to investors.Real estate Brokers: Seek out Cypress, Katy, and Sugar Land-based brokerages with a significant presence.

@Kent SmithYour CPA is wrong - you can deduct operating expenses against rental income to get to zero.If you have a net loss after this, that loss is NOT deductible and will be carried forward.Review Schedule E and it will clarify how this all works.Schedule E go to IRS site and take a look and also review instructions.Good luck.Arm

If you do your own taxes and use TurboTax or a similar site, there are prompts that will guide you how to treat these expenses for tax purposes. 

I ran through the tools on this site and found it is not as desirable as I had expected if certain risks exist.

Seeking recommendations for a duplex or fourplex builder in the Phoenix area and the construction cost per square foot.Four years ago rough estimates were at $100 sqft, now I'm seeing about $200 sqft with another $50K for site preparation. 

@Sam Shuehon-site.

This is a site for homes listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for every market in the US.

If you decide to do that, I'm sure that someone on this site will help you out!!!

@Grayson Lynum Regarding Modular, I have gone down that rabbit hole several times, and what I found it, they are not cheaper, just faster, and they look like a modular, due to the transportation limitations, the rectangle box or Prow front on mods tend to have a stigma to buyers, also many of the finishes are very low end. if you site built a very basic rectangle with the same cheap finishes most mods come with, you will be financially better off. and they are not faster, typically from order to occupancy is 6-9 months, I did my last spec in 7 mo. its just not as much work on site, the time is waiting for the factory to get to your build. good luck!

I am new to this site/forum but have been listening to the podcast and am learning so much.