@Saajan Bhakta You can already deduct interest on a primary residence, so we are really talking about the other expenses, but there is a cost.  A

Near me there are communities where one can easily acquire an sfr for $30k but then the rents are $400 per month. 40 miles north, the same size property would rent for $800 but they cost a lot more.

Several properties in a land trust, just the cost to clear them in the land court can cost a small fortune and before anything is sold You could always market them yourself if they are in your possession.

If you bought the property with cash you can only cash out up to 70% of market value or your cost as determined by your final HUD upon acquisition whichever is "lower."

You won't be able to give any notice without "just cause eviction" basically you can never get them out of your property...Here's background info on the rent control changes in Calihttps://www.buildium.com/blog/ab-1506-threatens-re...https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/09/14/landlord...http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-costa-hawkin...

HVAC has been by far the primary source of my most significant problems (probably at least 80%).So is anyone aware of highly reliable and fairly priced HVAC services in the far east end of Contra Costa County the 94513 area - Brentwood/Antioch/Oakley.

While the median in the East Bay is lower, home prices there have increased even more: up 105 percent in Contra Costa County and up 99 percent in Alameda County.Invest $100,000 and walk away with $600,000 in only 5 years! 

A lot of people self manage but you still have to factor in that cost as your time has value and when you sell, most investors will use it when running the numbers.

it's worth around $1.5MM with 2/3 of that attributable to land value.i would like to get as much money as possible out (say $1MM) of the house for investment purposes at as low a cost as possible.are there any banks/institutions who will write a mortgage where i don't have to buy home owners insurance (the cost is sky high)?

That means LinkedIn profile that identifies you as an investor, perhaps with your ask in 3(3) above as the description; a custom email address (custom email addresses only cost a few bucks); and, if you are very serious, a simple landing page for your investment business, with your contact information and the kind of property you are looking for.