Examine significant interest hikes in the past and property values and you will see a correlation.

A lot of sketchy applicants will offer a longer lease to help ease your nerves.

I have heard property management companies are one of the best resources to examine the rental market.

I have heard property management companies are one of the best resources to examine the rental market.

Hello, I am new to this forum and this subject touched a nerve with me so here you go...I have been in civil engineering for 28 years.

I’m now trying to figure out if I should go out of state (have only very limited knowledge of a few areas out of state, so that’s nerve wracking) OR if I should try and invest in CA but not in my neighborhood, maybe Oakland, Richmond, not sure.

It also hit a nerve since I can't seem to get those done when they keep giving things to fix.It was just an polar opposite experience between the residential sector and commercial sector. 

Definitely have been fighting off the nerves all day!

The IRS takes you at your word for the basis, but if you are selected for examination you need to be able to back that number up with original calculations."

At the risk of being a tax practitioner on this thread correcting someone...you're actually supposed to report number of days the property was rented at fair market value on Schedule E.Software will examine the fair market rented (FMR) days and the relationship of the FMR days to the personal use days for treatment under Sec 280A (which involves personal use of rentals and properties rented less than 15 days).The tax treatment for a property available to rent 365 days during the tax year but rented 0 days is much different than a property rented at fair market rates for 365 days.