This was either a single family house rental or a duplex.

Note: no - you cannot exclude a mortgage in any case but what you can do is offset the obligation with income from rental income and/or notes receivable.

Quote from @Steven Westlake: @Bruce Woodruff - update - non renewal of lease, she left early February, left a mess, took 3 x 10 dumpsters.See pics below.This is why my handyman goes inside every rental property every 90 days to replace the AC filters.

then when you graduate, house hack again.there's no point in buying a random rental thousands of miles away instead of house hacking. 

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As a contractor I would like to move into flipping homes and possibly some rentals for myself as I have been doing this for others for years, can someone please suggest the best funding options.

Hello allI just had someone reach out about renting one of my properties to use as a group home or adult care home housing adult males.Has anyone done this and what has your experience been?  Are there addition condit...

I'm *almost* under contract for my first rental!  

If you are months out from that transaction I would advise rehabbing the unit you currently own now and tryng to maximize the rental income until you're ready to purchase the other unit.

Hey BP, I am stuck in a situation where i have rental property in Baltimore city and it is a money pit.