That $50K likely elevated your value by $100K-$500K, based on your payback term.

I purchased the program based on the assumption that the skip tracing would be an integral part of the program.

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I won’t be looking to re fi those anytime soon because my interest rates are so low with them but when I do my current lender has said they will be limiting how much they will lend based on the properties tax returns. 

You denied them based on the information on their application. 

Hey Chris, my partner is actually based out of Reno, NV.

So sustained maintenance should not be your concern, your concern should be on how fast you can recover the initial cost of the hot tub, the maintenance is not the issue.Argument #2 Seems like this is based out of fear and the unknown.  

I'm sure my cash flow could vary based on the loan I would receive since I could use a first time home buyer loan but lets assume that I use a 30 year fixed FHA mortgage at 7%. 

If you're looking to build your own, you also should build your own comp base.

We take this to mean (based on 100s of real tax court cases) any activities integral to the business of running a rental.