I have a hard time believing that the EPA can just walk on your property and take samples without a warrant or a complaint of some sort.

I deduct all that sort of stuff, also any subscriptions or fees that I have to pay to acquire data. my cpa says that is fine.

I've come to the conclusion that I only deal with serious and motivated people....just like sellers...lol If they are skeptical...I don't try and convince them...I just move onto the next.

I take it that the HML will be on the title and there will be some sort of record showing that you owe a certain amount to that lender.

(I did as well for a long time, till we built up over 70 rentals and realized the fallacy)Your "greatest investment" will be building a business...That is the investment which allows you to create cash to invest faster than you ever thought before....If you start out buying and holding.... 5 - 7 years from now... you wonder about all the missed opportunities...As you sort through the inadequacies of starting with a buy and hold model... when you do not have the cash reserves to weather the storm...

All the pump-you-up hype that every motivational guru out there spews doesn't get me going.

One more option: send a letter to your own landlord letting him know that you won't be renewing the lease when it comes due in June because you can't tolerate the dog poop any longer and the HOA won't do anything about it.That should motivate your landlord to put some pressure on the HOA.Get some of your neighbors to send letters of complaint to the HOA.

If you have the knowledge required to proceed then the only thing holding you back is you - your motivation level.Me personally, I studied RE for 7 months before buying my first.

Then actually make a best effort to find a buyer and document every action.Anyone can file a suit then the judge and attorneys get to sort it all out.

I have the time, I have the desire and motivation to succeed.