Second, real estate investments generate a return in one of two ways - Cash flow and appreciation.If cash-flow is negative, is the appreciation making up for it?

When I was doing a house flip in Jurupa Valley, California inland Empire/Riverside and I was looking to do more flips in the inland empire Riverside, and inland Empire areasLooking for some good contacts or contractors or real estate agents who are Flipper friendly?  

Books like The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller is great.

@Jacob HavlovickBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business 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.

REAL Estate in any form takes capital.. don't let anyone tell you different 

Part of those cuts included the short-term rental tax loophole, a strategy real estate investors can use to help mitigate their rental income tax by offsetting earned income with real estate losses, and could be renewed or extended.  

Hello, my is Jonathan Jackson I am new to the real estate investing world.

My name is Jacqueline,  I am a real estate investor who is looking for investor friendly general contractor Washington State area (Tacoma) who can handle full rehabs to work on my flips renovations! 

DFW Real Estate Investor Club.I think both are about $20 per event to attend the basic meetings. 

Do you have other ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income aside from real estate?