., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

You're one step ahead of most of those starting off, and that's by identifying what you're wanting to start with.

Given the fact that if  there is a gain a future year the prior year loss can offset it, it seems that one would want to file the loss so they can offset that gain.

Are you looking to house hack by living in one unit and renting out the others?

Looks like no one hopped on this thread so I figured I'd answer.

They will know market data and trends better, have reliable comps to base their recommendations on, and could even be a great deal flow with current portfolio properties selling.The completely remote, centralized PM function is one of the reasons why you see the homes owned by PE firms sit on the market so long.

For running numbers have your realtor if he invests run through it with you or use one of the free investor calculators on BP. 

Hi @Chris EhrhartThere are two prices in a negotiation, one is the offer counting multiple factors, mainly Cap rate and visible repairs when is a investment property.The other one is when you do an inspection.You listed 5 items here so I'll comment on each one:- Electric panels, this is likely to be found during inspection.

Now they wont give us our money back even though they are the ones who changed their metrics on lending after approving us.

I went and saw this one when it was listed!