it is hard to get on the radar of insurance companies. 

Is it worth keeping the house and increasing the rent to $1750 or should I sell in the market that we are in?

Anyone else finding it hard to sell???? 

You can own more than one property with a VA loan, it depends on what your total allotment is.

Vine City has high crime rate, so it's a no.

Knows a lot about it.

Someone I know bought a ranch to use as a short term rental property in 2021 for $1.7 million.Engineers did a virtual site visit, they were able to assign a value of $347,000 to either 5-7-15 year assets that were eligible for depreciation.In 2021, the bonus depreciation amount that you could take was 100%.This means that the owner could immediately deduct the full amount of eligible property in the year it was placed in service, rather than depreciating it over time.With that in mind, he took the full $347K deduction in his FIRST YEAR of ownership to offset taxable income from rentals.This was roughly ~20% of his purchase price.It was a big win for him.In 2024, the bonus depreciation rate is 60% so the calculation would be different.That said, you can still save and defer a ton.

This place has been a wealth of knowledge to many, and I hope it is to you as well. 

I am trying to get a quote from Mercury for our sister home not rental but Mercury seems to deny it because the home is old built in 1969 in Elk Grove, CA.

Look for one that includes a training video to ensure you understand how to best use it.