Clients who don't want to sign contracts and want to be completely hands-off during the process probably won't want to hire you in this role; but many clients are happy to be more hands-on in return for paying you less (though I guess you could charge just as much as a regular GC if you're really good at convincing clients to pay that) to basically be just a consultant.

Those are more painful than regular sales, too, because the banks who have to approve the short make it painful.

The best I can do is WAIT for a buyer who can get a regular mortgage, instead of a buyer who wants this property NOW.

You can also take pet damage out of the regular deposit so why bother with a separate pet deposit.Have you read the leases?

I must admit that I fairly regularly check the activity on the forums, but I'm less diligent on checking the blog.

No one can do that on a regular basis (some may get lucky).But instead use a dollar cost average method of buying.

Since this is you first foray into landlording, you might want to consider how you feel about tenants calling you regularly with problems.

The loan might require the borrower to disclose certain financial info to the lender on a regular basis.

I hired several persons/contractors to do the painting, landscaping, cleaning and maintainance, but I don't have their SSN or TIN, so I did not send them form 1099MISC, do I still can deduct all those costs from the rental incomes on my tax return this year?

I could also really use some passive income because I have tax losses on a SFH that I can't take out of my regular income because of AGI limitations.I really appreciate any help, thanks so much.