In Bend, demand is soaring, and supply is limited, and was just limited further by the recently adopted UGB, which can't be updated for another 20 years, as I understand it.

I did find that there are a few REIA meetups in SW Michigan that occur regularly (meetup.com)

You can use the standard rental income form or I believe IRS prefers it to be taken as self-employment income (schedule e / schedule c) which if is a loss, can be deducted off your regular income, however if positive may incur paying more.

Hello,I am interested in buying an off market property in my area, and am wondering how to structure several offers as I know the seller is open to cash, owner-financing (as long as it has a short term), or regular mortgage type close.My target price is $265k, which I believe is more than fair as I purchased a property in the same area at a lower valuation some time back.I was thinking of offering $260k cash.

Both have homes that probably are behind in updates and repairs so they won't be expecting top dollar for the house.Always be sure that whatever list you get that it has been run through the National Change of Address (NCOA).

Our regular Subcontractor Plumber had sent out one of his licensed helpers to set toilets and faucets and was the one who found the problem.

I have seen others I know offer two year leases and at the end of year one offer to do some small updates like new ceiling fans, curtains or landscaping.

So here's my update.

I will provide an update once I resolve this. 

., shouldn't be estimated, they should be real figures based on consistently updated data with a substantial lookback period.