My marriage strained under the pressure, my financial burdens mounted, and the disappointment in my children's eyes mirrored the turmoil within my soul.

@Mike Sivert You are entitled to take the deduction for mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance and anything paid out of escrow, assuming your sub2 deal is written appropriately.

Did taxes went up in Texas?

So many are misinformed on what S8 does and how it does it.It's our tax dollars, so S8 is NOT looking to place low-income tenants (S8) in Class A properties.

After they pay rent and taxes they have about $1,500 or $388 a week for everything else.

Hello for a beginner investor, which type of investment would you recommend, tax liens or mortgage note investing.

You may not include income earned that is not on a tax return, an administrator or PHA may consider additional income in that household, a teenager may mow lawns or receive child support that may influence funds available to that household. 

Since this is my first property purchase ever, I wonder how escrow accounts, etc for property taxes would work.  

Being able to 1031 it into something larger would pay great dividends down the road, not to mention starting a fresh a depreciation cycle on your tax cycle. 

Tax benefits, good investment possibility, cashflow.