Here are some tips on doing comps when you do them:1. use the same bed count, go up or down a half bath2. start at a 1/2 mile radius from your target house (expand 1/2 mile each time to get more comps)3. start at 3 months back (expand 3 months more each time to get more comps)

I just want my payments to count more, and not feel like im spinning my wheels paying off huge amounts of interest only

We had already been planning to do some maintenance and repairs (repave driveway, re-insulate attic, replace two broken faucets, other minor items), but were wondering if, for tax reasons, we are better off waiting until we close on the new home and this is no longer our primary.Can this work count toward tax deductions as preparatory work on rental property, even if it's currently our primary?

if this was a rental property the gain on the property is whatever you sold it for minus your purchase price (broadly speaking)… there’re are various expenses you count against both your basis (purchase price)  and against your gain from the sale.  

Count on 6 months for a sale, divide profits two ways (make sure to include all costs and 20-30% more than your contractor quoted) and if it’s only a few thousand a month it probably wouldn’t be worth anyone’s time, right?

My unit count is much less but the duration is around 50 years (combined my mom’s rentals and my rentals) without paying a tenant to leave or having to do an eviction.  

Then you take title to the new property counting both the purchase price and the improvements.I'll shoot a colleague request to you if you have follow up questions for off line.

It's also not a good idea to count tenants or income that not yet exist. 

It is the only calculator of its kind to help you determine: if househacking is a better investment than a traditional home purchase, how long to hold onto the investment before selling, how long to live in the property, and which unit to occupy.If this will be a traditional rental property investment (not a househack), select ‘renter’ for all units under the Summary Tab’s ‘Property Information’ section.Metrics used for the deal analysis:The purchase price is based on the median sale price - $1,450,000 Unit bed/bath counts are based on the median 5 bed/3 bath counts for sold Astoria 2-family properties this year.Projected rents are $3,200 and $3,900 respectively as shown in our median rents for 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments.Not included in the analysis is ADU income.

Three are audits I dealing with right not that the IRS is saying hours before renting out do not count.