He mentioned during the call it was he who wanted to sell, wife doesn't.

your best best is to contact @Steve Vaughan in Wash State, no one better@Nghi Le

Where I will be working is a bit of a wash to be honest as my wife and I will be at different locations up there, but pretty much in the Pentagon, Quantico, Andrews triangle.

If it's close to a wash, I'd rather do the duplex and learn the renting trade while building equity in something.I realize it's not the best possible opportunity, but that's ok.

It seems the blog poster just pulled the car wash numbers out of thin air.

Its been my experience that most cases get settled without attorney fees being included so after all said and done it ends up being a wash, or close to it.I personally think it is good money management to get deposits up front.

I want to make sure that my new note of $480 des NOT become a negative via y DTI , as I hope to purchase another property in the future.So if I can Immediately claim this Rental Income as Income , then it will technically be a wash( No Loss and No gain ) , and this will in theory keep my DTI in the good .How do I go about claiming this Rental Income as ACTUAL Income that is coming in to me on a month to month basis , so by claiming it..... it can offset my House Payment ?

Or is it all a wash?

Wash, rinse, repeat.    

However, the building was in(and remains in) Hudson NY which has washed away many mistakes like the one I made, and I’m still a proud owner of it.MG