If $23k is just a “hope and a prayer” then he’s going to have a very hard time producing any CREDIBLE itemized bill.  

Hi John, Just bought my first property (duplex) in Little Rock. 

this is old  tried and true method of simply having you pay them to get credit cards .. there is no need to pay for this service.. unless you want to of course.. there is no magic bullet ut there that is going to give you credit and financing unless you actually qualify for it.But zero interest credit cards are used by some to do rehab and then pay them off issue is though your fico score drops like a rock the second you take on all these CC.Also starting out there is zero chance of getting any kind of business line of Credit that is unsecured.

The latter two are just a little erratic to me, meaning they produce projections further away (above or below) from what I see in my clients' own vacation rentals.Not sure I can give you a great breakdown.

Those people overlooking what it means to “materially participate”Here’s the Material Participation Criteria:Spend more than 500 hours on the short-term rental businessDo substantially everything for the STR businessSpend more than 100 hours on the activity and no one other individual spends more time than you doSignificant participation activity for more than 100 hours, and your combined activity in all significant participation activities exceeds 500 hoursParticipating in the business for five of the 10 previous taxable yearsPersonal service activity (non income-producing) for three of the previous taxable yearsRegular, continuous, provable participation in the business for more than 100 hoursA Cautionary Tale: The Story of JacksonLet's take a moment to learn from the mistakes of others.

If you expect a large tax balance this is why people rush to get it into services ASAPEdit: To also add if the taxpayer qualifies for the "STR loophole" as some call it, even if they don't have much rental income, they could use the losses produced by that STR to offset other income.

If you think the mulch is somehow attracting these pests, maybe because it's wet from the sprinklers or something - perhaps swapping the mulch out for smooth rocks would help.

This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.

I am an investor and property manager in Little Rock.

Plus if you bought with all cash from the proceeds of the sale you would be trading down in asset value quite a bit.Depending on the refi rate you could consider keeping this and refinancing it to pull some cash out which you could use as a down payment on another property.Just some thoughts, hope they help the issue with the refi is those rates at the new loan if i do a 75% LTV will almost overcome the cash flow its producing now and basically get to a break even point.