I recommend finding a tax accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Or they are too broad (I buy REO and Notes) versus just focusing on the NPN side of things on the special assets or secondary marketing department sides of the banks.Every note investor needs to have a servicing company and NOT self service.  

Hi Qwee, I specialize in VA loans and am always happy help fellow veterans (not licensed in MN though).

. : ever since meeting with Jonathan from quality builders I have been buzzing with excitement, so a special shout out to him, not that he needed my endorsement but I really appreciate his help and hope to collab with him soon on something🙂

Friends of friends look good, anxious to take possession asap, even tell me openly they will be on the street by dd/mm/yy.We have to treat them just like every other applicant, even though we didn't sign up to be a Social Service for the County. 

Once we got possession turned out her brother had deconstructed some old chevy and then put kind of back together in the basement and we had to get a backhoe to lift it out..

Here are a few options: max out 401k contributions for you and your spouse, max out HSA contributions, make charitable donations, harvest tax losses, etc.I recommend finding a tax strategist who specializes in real estate taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

I have a special needs son so have worked through issues like this; he can't show any income either. 

Also, in a 1031 the seller cannot take possession of the funds so you giving him the downpayment to do repairs would be challenging.

My approach doesn't require any special expertise in trades to make the estimates only that you are honest with yourself about your estimates.