We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

The remaining rent ($1,634) is recognized as rental income.

from what I understand you're not supposed to advertise any deals or promote yourself.There are definitely good to great deals though.

But not necessarily purchased below market value”market value”.Look, some of the “best” (most profitable) property I bought were purchased at market price - value, because the market didn’t recognize the value I was able to see, or didn’t have the information I had.  

As mentioned elsewhere, breakeven on cash flow is not the same as break even for taxes.Let's make some assumptions:Rental income = $1000Mortgage payment = $400 - but $300 is interest and $100 is principalOther expenses (repairs, advertising, utilities, etc) = $600Depreciation = $250The above scenario creates a break even from a cash flow perspective, however the tax scenario looks like this:Rental income minus the mortgage interest (principal is not deductible) minus the other expenses minus depreciation looks like this:1000-300-600-250 = $150 LossIf your income is over $150,000, then you cannot deduct that loss, but you can roll it over to future years. 

I recognize that one can not take a passive loss if their income is over 150k; however, from what I have read, it states that if you dispose of/sell your rental that you can deduct the passive losses the year you sell.

My figures are below.TaxDeed Winning Bid: $489.00 (My Bid May 2013)Property Clean-up: $450.00 (mowing, trash removal)Taxes & Insurance: $80.00 (2013 & 2014)Sale Advertising: $130.00 (Signage, Newspaper Ads, etc)Filings & Legal Fees: $245.00 (Deed, Lien Releases, Sales Agreement Docs)Total Costs: $1395 (approx)Sold for: $3250.00 (August 2014)That is better than the 25% I would have received if the property was redeemed during the redemption period.

The cost of renewing an LLC or changing the title is absurdly cheap unless you have one of those law firms that advertise a lot and have a huge advertising department and claim to have a secret sauce that guarantees protection. 

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

List the property on MLS or with a trusted real estate agent, and market aggressively through social media, local advertising, and open houses to generate interest.