You can still accrue them for future use (and I am not a CPA, so I may not be getting this 100% correct), but there are limitations that the tax law imposes.  

This does not include accrued interest,mpreservation, property taxes paid, force placed insurance, etc.

Out of curiosity, do you promise sellers you will close before they sign or do you tell them you have no intention of closing on the deal if you cannot assign the contract?

Out of curiosity, would you put your money in the retirement accnt and use it for lending or take a big tax hit on it and have less for REI, but more flexibility?

This way we could take a 30 year mortgage and pay it off much quicker (7-10 years or so).My main assumption here is that it is beneficial to pay the mortgage off as quickly as possible, as to reduce the effect of accruing interest over the life of the loan.

(c) In an action for possession based upon nonpayment of rent in which the tenant asserts a defense to possession based upon the landlord's alleged breach of the warranty of habitability, upon the filing of the tenant's answer the court shall order the tenant to pay into the registry of the court all or part of the rent accrued after due consideration of expenses already incurred by the tenant based upon the landlord's breach of the warranty of habitability.

Welcome.We have similar backgrounds leading us to REI in terms of construction and commercial real estate.Out of curiosity - are you looking more for strip mall type properties or mid rise properties?

Hoping for tips to help me get creative so I can keep accruing property.Thanks Walter S

Of course, deals may be hard to find as a result... most of the properties I've tracked sold for 90-95% of asking.Out of curiosity, are you seeing the same % of asking price in the markets where you invest? 

However, as long as maintenance is properly forecasted and allocated, the method used to arrive at the number is neither here nor there.Just out of curiosity, what percent of rent do you typically allocate for maintenance and what are the typical property value ranges?