Depends on the item but I usually use Amazon and Costco for those kinds of items.

The IRS doesn't trust you to report accurate information, so the 1099 from the property manager is checked against your filing.Any company that does more than $600 in business with you should issue a 1099.

Sure, mortgage insurance eats into your cash flow a little bit if you're putting less than 20% down but in the scheme of things it's really not that much.Also, you won't have 20% equity in your property in a year assuming you put 10% down unless you are forcing appreciation or you somehow get some high market appreciation.

I have a couple questions —1.

It will be an identical home to the one I’m currently building, and I expect to need no more than $160K in financing.I’m not looking to overextend myself by taking on too much debt, but I want to make sure I’m approaching this in the right way. 

Other team members can fill your gaps of experience, lack of credit, etc.Be ok taking a smaller percentage of "something" rather than chasing all of nothing.

Couple is divorcing, husband wants to keep the property; wants ex-wife's name off of property/loan. 

Plumbing is usually so old it has to be completely upgrades.

Well, the latest "clarification" of the vague memo is that "rental assistance programs" are exempt from the pause - so I am expecting payments to arrive as usual.

Note this election MUST be made in the year of the dispositions.2) 1031 - There's usually no tax on gains or losses when swapping property for similar property.