But with a combination of healthy savings and decreased living expenses, all of that can be recouped very quickly.

An automatic drivable lawn mower so dad doesnt have to push that damn lawn mower in the middle of the jungles in Suriname... crab legs every night... no more looking into my wallet to see if I can afford this can of tuna, eating healthy, travel... finally building my army of robotic minions so I can take over this damn planet, overthrow the orange baboon and become the black baboon so I can stop pretending to be the funny nice guy here on the forums and  become the evil little overlord supreme being 6th element and take my rightful place ruling this little mudball!

It is forecasted that OU will be a top producer for autonomous vehicles in the future.

That plus underwriting to vacancy rates that resemble long-term averages, along with a healthy allowance for concessions and bad debt is the best strategy. 

We have some newer, talented individuals and some "old dogs" that constantly produce great results. 

A renovated product is a lot of work to produce and you certainly couldn’t do it anywhere near as well or as cheaply as they can.

I have a question about this - could a landlord simply require the prospective tenant to produce the credit report him- or herself as part of an application package? 

I see people distracted with the new "hot" market, the new twist on a strategy they can implement, the cool way to source deals, the shiny new app, working with a realtor or a lender even when they aren't producing results.

@Ishmael Carter hey Ishmael, i also own a few properties there. always happy to answer questions for anyone. new britain is an incredible town for rentals and has the potential to produce big cash flow numbers. market is hot there right now so watch out for the prices on the MLS. off market is where it’s at there right now.

Home offices should be depreciated over 39 years, not 27.5 years.Alternatively you can take the $5/sq ft safe harbor if the home office is less than 300 sq ft (most are), but I've found that the actual expenses method almost always produces a materially higher home office deduction and is generally the way to go if the taxpayer is okay with 1250 gain from depreciation later down the road.