I have e-mails, faxes, calls, and they clear the fine, then 2 months later, it reappears.  

Ed E.

Listen to the podcasts and pick up the popular books that are mentioned a bunch in subject you want to learn about.

Keep in mind that many of the popular/expensive neighborhoods in Philly were once distressed.

We also aim for the E-5 to E-6 tier or young commissioned, using the BAH tables as a starting point for what rents to charge.

How much you want to bet at the end of that " free" hour , somebody is going to want dig into your wallet to learn more 

Online tenant portals allow tenants to pay rent (or any other charges) with an E-check (free) or credit/debit card ($27 fee - I believe). 

Even in the last few years we've seen a tremendous increase in the popularity of short term rentals like AirBnB.  

For tax purposes, both investors would simply report 1/2 of all income and expenses on their respective Schedule E.

Before you've owned it long enough to appear on tax returns, an investor friendly lender will just do [ rent * 75% - PITI ].Once it appears on tax returns, if you need/want to exclude the one-time rehab expenses, put it on line 19 of schedule e with the comment "see statement X," and then statement X in extreme detail lists all the repair and rehab work you did, and furthermore you can provide me with every single receipt/invoice, exactly matching the line 19 number, exactly down to the penny (so, it's best just to make each invoice/receipt be a line-item on statement X... if Contractor John gives you 5 invoices throughout the project, show me 5 line-items).Only one-time repairs/rehab can be discounted from the mortgage DTI math.