As long as I am diligent about my receipt capture, this limits the number of open items for a bookkeeper to clarify with the client.This is how I advise my clients as well.

It's like everyone wants the five-star meal without paying the price or even tipping the chef.

@Jay HinrichsThis would be most appealing to me if I had cash and did not care to put any work in REI capture all the other benefits.

Even if they are able to capture VRBO data as well, none of these capture OTO data.

Is it too late to capture the tax savings from the first house, or are you able to do this by possibly having it assessed and using depreciation?

If you want to capture additional short-term gains... probably best to just stay the course you are on. 

I get the $25,000 to $50,000 Option fee for my pocket, and I can buy another property, plus I get about $8,700 a year in cash flow and the principal pay down and the equity capture and the tax write offs.

The benefit has to justify the risk, that’s why more experienced subto investors make sure they’re capturing equity as part of the deal, minimum 30% is what I’ve heard the experienced ones use.

If a property captures your attention, you can reach out to the owner and inquire about the possibility of owner financing.

  $1mm to $3mm Value increase in 2 years, which they can capture if they sale.