The ILA is North America’s largest longshoremen’s union, with roughly 50,000 of its 85,000 members making good on the threat to strike at 14 major ports subject to a just-expired master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX, and picketing workers beginning to appear at ports.I have been reading that if the strike drags on, we can expect some shortages on perishable items that the US imports.One of those is bananas; the US imports 100% of its supply.

Pay off existing mortgage: The new loan pays off your original mortgage, including closing costs and any prepaid items.2.

Assuming you are in the 22% - 24% federal tax bracket for most of your income, your tax would be about $76,000(disregarding standard/itemized deducitons and other income).If you can somehow show rental losses = $300,000, you would get a refund of her federal taxes and potentially state taxes also.

I'd much rather read concrete stats and newsworthy items, but instead met with what seems like a covert shill.

@Rajiv: Have you seen a sheet that is good to maintain your month by month property management items 

Some items considering:- Chichen Itza- Swimming in cenote Ik Kil- Valladolid Centro- Las Coloradas- Izamal- Akumal beach- Shopping in Playa del Carmen- Tulum Ruins- Cenote Dos Ojos- Xplor- Parque Nacional de los Arrecifes (cozumel island)Have not yet looked into transportation or lodging for period outside the conference dates.  

Here's a https://www.irs.gov/businesses/cost-segregation-audit-technique-guide-chapter-4-principal-elements-of-a-quality-cost-segregation-study-and-report to the IRS website noting specific items that are included in the cost segregation study report.

Here's an explanation of the law: https://portal.ct.gov/dob/rental-security-deposits/rental-se...You must send an itemized list of deductions.

No underwriter wants to lose their job over a "missed" item like that.

One additional item to consider is to buy an outdated property, rehab it and refinance it, this way you would have less cash into the deal and higher Cash on Cash Returns.