When they move out , I measure the tank again and will pay them for the oil in the tank . ( always at current prices ) .

I just dont recall in my lending years doing income tax in any other state than the one I live in..

This would be like thinking pizza.com has the best pizza.

just bumping for visibility and curiosity 

Quote from @Nevin Wilkie: Hey everyone, I am in the process of rehabbing a property I just bought, and I am now ready to get flooring.

Quote from @David Cherkowsky: @Basit Siddiqi@Andrew Strauss@Katie RippI received the following response:"The more active income you earn, the less you can deduct from your rental property due to the phaseout of the Passive Activity Loss deduction.

The asking price for the home is $235,000.  

I went to sign up on the advice of a friend and realized I had signed up 11 years ago and never used the site.

It depends on the market and whether you'd like to hold onto more liquid cash to put toward the next deal. 

People with good incomes have historically done well in either the market or real estate over the long term.For myself I cannot stomach the gyrations in the stock market so for me RE is less risky but I am not living entirely off it either.