Not all investments are meant to be won.

Lessons Learned: - Inspections are meant to scare you, but when the math makes sense it's worth forcing yourself forward. - Be more proactive with my agent in getting paperwork from the seller during the conditional period.- Always be early, you never know who you may meet or get to talk to.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I've got capital on the sideline and ideally want to purchase when the waters get rough; depending on how the 2020 election winds up.

Keep in mind if a tenant ever sued you regarding this that JP Judges are elected officials with no legal background required and are not bound by precedent.  

I'm sure it was spendy, but they told me at the time, that it meant they didn't have to pay for flood insurance. 

While I am neither a big fan of our federal government or how my social security money is invested...I would like to raise a few counter points- SS also has disability components to it- SS was never meant to be your only retirement plan, it was meant to provide a base and be part of three prong approach of SS, pension and 401k/individual savings- SS was meant to provide base level of income The bigger problem for me is companies have removed pensions and lowered 401k contributions while life expectancies have greatly increased making SS possibly insolvent in the near future.  

My CPA said to opt for the 871(d) election on the 1040NR for various tax benefits.

No, I meant that I would email them the application after the virtual tour if they seem to be interested, and then I would collect application and fee after meeting them in person to do a walkthrough.

Others grow slower like a bamboo, then out of nowhere sprout up swiftly and end up being stronger and outlasting them all.You're already in the game and you're growing towards your goals and becoming the person you were meant to be.  

I meant to say 75-85% of assessed value but I mistyped.