This airbnb was already furnished all I did was spend money on a couch and some other things the home needed like wine glasses or extra towels.

R&D is like split testing, trial and error is "I'll be damned to spend the time investing in knowledge so let's just hope we survive the guessing". 

It’s free and that is one way to get free listings.judical states also have to file a lawsuit and you can search civil suits or contact sheriffs offices to get the calendar and listing for foreclosurespaying for a site is all in one and maybe worth it compared to how much time you are spending searchjngif you stay in one area then I recommend what I mentioned  

So I don't want to spend $90K on a down payment and closing costs and only have $25K to fix it up.

Make sure you spend a lot of time reading, learning, and meeting people before making the first investment.

Why would you spend the money on an appraisal now?

I have one for FTW but I want one for Memphos and Houston, the places I spend the most time for business.I dont have a trsted CPA / Atty for this but I also havent asked them. 

I guess I'm stuck with them for 1 year (or I guess I could spend $2100 to boot them). 

Not everyone wants to spend all their time with their kids..

Frankly, if you don't keep track of what you spend for business, real tax strategies is not your problem at the moment.