Clean mine in the fall when doing my fall clean up, so they are clean and functional for the winter months.

Should this be the ARV / Comp value of the property or the actual amount I put into the property (my cash & loans combined)?

If you personally (Not combined with your wife) are already earning over 113k annually you are maxing out SS and Medicare and will not need to withhold SS after a certain point.

As a function of the BK, the borrower/owner would have either had to reaffirm the debt or surrender the asset.

I'd get with tenant and, if push comes to shove and the tenant says they would not have chose your place were it not for a functioning fireplace, it may be time to put on your entrepreneurial hat and settle this now.

As of 18 or 19 years old, depending, use a combination of the REI investing methods of wholesaling and buy-and-hold to take advantage of the short-term capital gains of wholesaling to convert it into the long-term cash flow of rentals.

I was able to find my RE attorney by using the search function to run through some recommendations in the forums.

I don't know that that 6k thing is, and combined with the $10k EMD feels like a flag to me.

With no major market fluctuations in my area that year, he said the house was worth twice what he did the year before - which was still a lowball figure.Point being - the primary function of the appraiser is to make sure the bank doesn't get stuck with a property that is worth less than the loan made against it.

After browsing these forums and listening to the podcasts alone I feel like I got more actionable knowledge than all of the seminars combined.