You should have enough reserves to cover at least one month of vacancyThe first one is easy, the third one is accumulated over many years, and the second one is learned by watching your expenses over a few years.For books:- on property management, get Managing Rental Properties and Landlording on AutoPilot- for taxes, Nolo's Every-Landlords-Tax-Deduction-Guide (get the latest edition every year) (and any other book for landlords from Nolo collection, they are all good).- for risk management,  Every-Landlords-Property-Protection-GuidePM me if you have questions or need more assistance.

Prior to attempting to garnish wages, I was successful at levying her bank account.

We would like to conserve the lines for future rental purchases but do not wish to pay PMI if possible-also heard that the interest on the line on our house would no longer be tax deductible where the interest on the refinanced rental equity would?

I have not received a certified letter or any notice of deductions or issues other than one text a day after I moved out about a couple of minor things which I was ok with actually but still I haven't heard anything since then.

And landlords cannot deduct the value of their own labor, where a pro painter's cost will be.

I've received conflicting info from a few different CPAs, I'm curious if anyone knows what is actually deductible on the rehab side of a brrr?

My wife and I currently make about 175k/ year before taxes and other deductions.

Also can you deduct cleaning expenses (dirty bathrooms, showers, appliances, not wear and tear)?

Obviously pricing will range on many factors, but we are getting quoted 9k a year with a 1k deductible which I think very high.

You could also lose other deductions.