Also, some states view a vehicle as essential to one's livelihood and either severely restrict impound rights or grant additional rights for defense of property even if a loan is in default making said impound extremely risky.

If i don't pay anything for the audit defense, then I do not have a deduction.Furthermore, if the CPA made an error that resulted in additional tax and interest/penalties, then I would pay the extra tax but expect the CPA to cover the interest/penalties.

I recently joined a organization as a student called "snap-flip" after attending a real estate conference in my area.

Invest defensively at this stage of the cycle.

These paths might be family, friends, co-workers to start....then moving to MF meetups, kids sports, hobbies, clubs; investing conferences; real estate investing sites like BP, etc.  

I hope to get to Oakland for the conference to achieve some of that. 

If her defense is well that person is/was rude that's a lot weaker postion than that person never transfered utilities to their name as required by lease...

I've heard multiple times on podcasts, people that speak of large value from continued education, conferences, seminars, etc...

I suspect that we will all be waiting a lifetime to see rates back to were they were 2 to 4 years ago.. so I would not bank on that.. as for pricing.. if its a place to live then you certainly can just wait and see.. its not like your homeless or need to move other than you don't care for your neighbors.. markets always slow about now.. what will be telling in my mind is were we are at next Feb March April in the buying season as it were.I was in a conference this week here in Vegas and some of the speculation is that many of the commercial type loans that had 5 , 7 and 10 year calls  are going to stress those that had max leverage.. as the rates rise the cap rates rise to keep pace thereby devaluing the properties.. to the point some of these investors are going to need to bring some to significant amount of fresh capital to pay down their debt to get a refi.. and that will stress those assets and there could be a real buying opp in that sector.. at least that's what I gleaned from the talk I listened to yesterday... hope you find that dream home in the country !!!

I am here for a conference but will have plenty of time to meet up during the day and in the evenings especially.