Everything should be on the table for consideration - can you get by with a less expensive cable TV plan (or no cable at all), can you save money by replacing burned out light bulbs with LED bulbs, can you mow your own grass instead of hiring somebody, you get the idea.  

Mobile home park investing requires specialized knowledge and experience that is unique to MHPs, so it will be good to become adept at the following:Finding deals - You will need to be adept at sourcing parks to acquire.

My question is, if we do a quick "kitchen table" closing--that is the seller signs a warranty deed to the buyer and sells him the house, loan stays in seller's name for now, what do we need to record to be "officially" on record.

I bought a unique property in LA a little over a year ago with the intent to Airbnb it, only to find out that it is 100% illegal to do short term rentals.

I certainly do not want to under value & at the same time, not leave $$$ on the table-Does anyone in this forum have different step up plans that they put in place?

My question is, if we do a quick "kitchen table" closing--that is the seller signs a warranty deed to the buyer and sells him the house, loan stays in seller's name for now, what do we need to record to be "officially" on record.

WIthout getting into negotiating a better deal can I get some opinions on what we already have on the table?

Instead of trying to think what the spouse would do why not just talk to them at a table.

And, yes, insurance appears on IRS Form Schedule E:I, of course, and not a tax professional, and am not up to speed about what might be unique to your particular situation that prevents being able to write these things off.But you might want to consider hiring a better tax guy, if you're being told that you "can't ever" write off property taxes!

what are some unique was you started out in real estate investing with little money.... please share