The banks will reduce the heloc if/when home values fall.

So i'd prefer to property manage myself to reduce expenses and handle repairs at the lowest level because im extremely handy.Any input is greatly appreciated.

There are too many variables in each situation to say whether your tax professional did everything he or she could to reduce your taxable income through depreciation, improvement write offs and governmental administration changes, but you are asking the right question.My wife was an accountant before leaving the professional world to focus on our rental business and our children.

On the other hand, having an on-site facility may also enable you to increase rent rates and reduce vacancy, so the payoff could be much faster.

We also typically mention the required option fee in the ad, to screen out those without the ability to pay it.I encourage you to consider working with an agent to get it listed on MLS, particularly one familiar with how these deals work.Also, I recommend you increase your option fee to test the market; you can always reduce it if you haven't gotten any traction in the first week.

If the loan amount is too low (under $250,000) on the mixed use, the number of lenders that will touch it is reduced exponentially.Your self employment doesn't matter because the loan would not require income verification. 

He's great, but he's getting old and doesn't have the energy and attention to detail that he once had.

I was curious if could do a cash out refi for $500k and reduce the capital gains that I’m on the hook for.

Including volatile food and energy prices, the PCE index jumped 3.6% year over year and 0.6% from March.

You can reduce the tax liability by reinvesting and kick the can down the road if you invest more long the way.