Since you are out of state, you were not able to do a drive by or see it before making an offer.

I'm trying to understand why I'm not able to find an attractive option or have I just been getting lucky in MA.Appreciate everyone's help!

@Dashiel C Neimark Google ST2 (the existing expansion into North Seattle and the Eastside, and some parts of Tacoma, trains rolling in 2-3 years) and ST3 (the longer-term expansion into West Seattle, Ballard, and some parts of Tacoma, Trains rolling in 4-12 years).The route is set for the most part, with some notable exceptions.

Initially, I was looking at Frisco and Plano areas but not able to find any property in my budget (~250K) that satisfies the 1% rent rule. 

I can have losses on my business taxes..still getting the benefits of losses. versus if I didn’t create the business, then I would be only doing my personal taxes and thus not able to claim as much loss.

And that would include damage from a violent death.Without regard to the above, you may also withhold from the security deposit, late fees, unpaid rent incurred prior to the moveout, and unpaid rent for the remainder of the lease period, to the extent you are not able to recoup that rent by using reasonable efforts to re-rent the property.All of the above is from California Civil Code section 1950.5.As to disclosure of the death, Civil Code Section 1710.2 is actually written in the negative.

This could be calculated pretty quickly on an excel sheet if you are not able to use BiggerPockets calculators.