I for one never doubted the "power of the electric" - it's the sort of power that fuels BiggerPockets and the internet!

Other tax reduction areas exist in buying medical and using it as a deduction but normal business expenses like office and vehicle and tools of the trade like internet and phone services used as well as utilities in your office are all deductible.

I currently use my companies default internet marketing.

I suggest you find comps with Realtors and not use internet valuation sites, in some places they are waaaay off.

Im sure the internet has some market history of it and then you can gage what you expect for our future.

Ah, there is one bit of advice missing so far - don't advertise how much money you have on the internet, unless you want lots of scoundrels offering to "assist" you with (mis)managing those funds ...

Researching other countries is no different to researching the general real-estate sector for non real-estate investors, researching the stock market for non-stock market experienced newbies, or researching Lithuanian cabinet making for anyone but a third generation Lithuanian cabinet maker - if you've got the brains to workout how to invest in real estate successfully in the first place, you've got the brains to learn how to do it anywhere in the world - it takes a whole lot of reading, networking, common sense and Internet/spreadsheet skills.

And I'm also scavenging the Internet for assignment contracts can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'll retain my productive paranoia - it's served me well.I realize that arguing on the internet is stupid and makes idiots of both of us, so this'll be the last try at it -Your money is not made when you buy.

Since your HOA due is low, I guess it doesn't include cable, internet, telephone.