These initiatives make it easier for you to purchase a property with less money down, increasing the viability of house hacking.Strategic Property Selection: Pay attention to assets that offer prospects for value addition and have a high rental potential.

Modesto is showing an increasing demand for STR.

So while you may not see a gain in value over the next two years, over a 10-20 year span you would typically see excellent growth.Also unlike the last five years where operationally the operator could be awful but saved by appreciation, today it is all about the asset management.How can you reduce costs, are there ways to add amenities to increase rents.

Additionally, since the loan is in your personal name, not an LLC, there might be increased personal liability concerns.Given these complexities, you should discuss them with a tax professional.

I racked my brain for a simple hack, and what I came up with was disposable aluminum roaster pan inserts that had holes punched in straight from the dollar store.

Larry, If I’m following your math, you need to find a way to increase your income outside of the rental property to cover the mortgage+heloc $1500 payment.

I have a current deal in process and my hard money lender (Zeus Lending) is taking about a month to do a simple draw request for work that has been completed.

I talked to a BP agent from Yuma a while back and he says there are 30,000 a week coming through just there - that they make contact with, doesn't count the 'gotta-ways'.So my guess is that it depends on who ends up in power...if the current guys continue, I would see huge tax increases to build housing for the illegals.

As with most things tax, there's a lot more to a simple question. 

- Are you digging out basement to increase clear height?