Quote from @Bill B.: If you have the electrical capacity and the drain I would spend the $1600-$1,800 to buy the MUCH nicer ventless GE or LG all in one units.

President is deciding tomorrow (published on Monday) on whether he'll veto the Mais Habitação bill - https://observador.pt/2023/08/18/marcelo-decisao-sobre-mais-...Also worth keeping an eye on this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/762040045672380.

When they see you post and not pay taxes, they'll come after you...and probably hit you with all kinds of cease and desist as well as back tax bills and penalties and interest and that won't be a fun place to be. 

BOOM - retirement started with a bunch of cash in your pocket and no tax bill to slow you down.

Not a book, but Bill Faeth has a lot of free, good content on his site and YouTube videos.

 @Bill B. in addition, the TAR seller disclosure form in Texas also asks specific questions regarding insurance claims and if the proceeds were used by the seller to make the repair.

Perhaps you could even get your new property rented out at a rate that would pay your heloc bill, at interest-only payments that should be fairly easy.

Operators who were able to kick the can down the road may see huge increases with this year's insurance renewal or property tax bill, but there's no reason to expect another year of massive surges in operating costs. 

Thanks for that shout out @Bill Brandt. 

We rightly point out that an investment not meeting target returns does not necessarily indicate fraud; that any investment outside of US treasury bills is a RISK and a percentage of investments don't and won't work out as anticipated; and that leveraged real property investments are higher on the risk scale than a lot of other investments. 2.