We have used Venmo, Paypal, etc for off platform bookings. 

If we both travel by car together, can we both individually write off the miles driven for our respective buisnesses?

We need a good investor agent that has connects to off market properties, property manager, contractors.

For those looking to house hack in new jersey majority of deals still come from MLS with a portion of them coming off market, 80/20.   

All joking aside - that really did happen, and it is still a beautiful thing to check out, but they sold off most of the bridge years ago in little bits as tourist keepsakes, and only re-built part of the original bridge before digging the canal to make the island. 

From a tax planning perspective, you are only allowed to start writing off the home once it is placed into service (once the lease starts).You are also only allowed to write off the depreciation, and any other costs or losses against the earnings from the property.That is, unless they get the real estate professional status, which requires 750 hours a year working in real estate.

It sounds like you're off to a great start with your first properties.

A lot of investor-friendly agents will give you first dibs on a property before they bring it to the MLS; it is a great way to get deals off the market.

We have one right now with a borrower on 3 properties and the way it is written is their is a release amount and all proceeds from sales come to us until the loan is paid off. 

I started working in the trades when I was only eleven so I wasn't ever scared off by old houses.