This would imply that in the upcoming months the global market will have lower productivity. 

But the article, the picture of the angry looking couple also look like click bait - and I am not sure if the approach is productive.

The VA loan is great for this and the feasibility test doesn't need to be met like the FHA loan product.

However, I don't believe the Property Tax deductions (Point 2.) on a Rental is restricted by the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).Specifically Section 212 says:In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction all the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year:(1) for the production or collection of income;(2) for the management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for the production of income; or(3) in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax.

@Ralph Ace  When I was practicing in Mass and Maine, the guidance was that the report was the property of the person who paid for it - normally the buyer.Other parties could ask for it, but it would be standard practice to ask them to pay for it.That said, the seller would be required to disclose any defects that were uncovered in the inspection.

Wages and productivity going up, severe housing shortage, still super low interest rates even if they go up 1%, most people have equity and maybe great equity? 

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