@Karl Kauper with a SF you can require the tenant to take care of lawn and snow, but they might not be up to your standards. 

However I have had to replace some major appliances recently which had put my in the defecate and added to my motivation to sell (Hot water heater, two refrigerates and a washer/dryer).

I could likely see many things from the TCJA being made permanent, mostly procedural items like the higher standard deduction and child tax credit (Plus eliminating exemptions).

This sewer line runs under 2 of the other subdivided lots that were intended to have houses on them about 400' away and ties into a city main 1 block away from the houseOct 2008 - I purchase the home and everything is great, assuming all is per plan.2010 - Developer sells one of the lots that my sewer runs under to the water district for a future clean water well site. 

Water heater 3 years old.

We dug a little deeper and found out the city had a timeline to expand water and sewer services within 18 months.

.: Hi All,Is there any way to structure a private lending arrangement so that income is considered passive (by IRS standards) and can offset accumulated schedule E losses?

In that scenario (right now unlikely for the next few years) you may get under water if you didn’t account for it.I never found a bank that would do fix rate for more than 5 years.

All those states' metros are going to have a relatively tough time "cash flowing" with minimum down and standard LTR.  

Water - landlord plays in JC heights typically.