.• Public Records & County Websites:Local county appraisal and tax records can be a goldmine for owner information.

Look into local tax incentives and financing options, and reach out to local real estate groups or mentors to better understand the market.Good luck!

Lots of depreciation you will pay no tax maybe even shield some W2 income.B.  8k maybe 10k if you pick the right guy to lend your money to in interest income you will be paying much higher tax rate on this income FYI no depreciation expense. 

Many of these are low income, government subsidized housing units.

Gaining valuable insights into the local market.Always consider that Jackson County has a LOT of variability in KC proper and then uniques submarkets of LS, BS, Independence, Raytown, Grandview, etc all with their own local city governments, rules and regulations, each with their own uniques submarkets of their own...Happy to chat and share my knowledge and experience.2.

Many months of costly vacancy, local market rent & resale deteriation, special assessments, property taxes and maintanance fees suggest a quick sale would have been the wise thing to do 2 years ago.

I've worked with some Canadians buying  here in Ohio.Indeed, rather than selling your stocks to fund investments (and lose out on any potential price appreciation and dividend payments, as well as incurring capital gains taxes), a nice alternative is to borrow against some percentage of the holdings.You would start with the brokerage where you hold the stocks and see what their loan program looks like for the account you hold. 

Preforeclosure owner finance wrap, paid off the default payments and taxes with cash and assumed the owners loan.

Is it fair that the county can raise property taxes due to a strong market?

My CPA isn't well versed in 1031 exchanges and I want to know the effect of transferring title back to our names from a tax perspective.