@Mak Mars thank you!!

Here is a good place to start if you want to do research before or after visiting the CPA: https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2017/mar/navigating-real-estate-professional-rules.html

So I'm wondering what the next best thing would be in NOVA.

Sherwin Williams Master Hide on the ceilings, Sherwin Williams white trim paint, and Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 Navajo White on the walls.

He's now three months behind, promised a month's rent as of Mar 26, and when called said he couldn't bring it over because he got an infection, sounds like a pimple, on his butt.

@Dave....you followed my thought process...exactly....you are on target with your post....your advice and info...very good....thank you ..i appreciate it...Second question thats weighing me down...in the future...i will be looking to dump all the house....and move to Mars where there is no stress...and there is peace...haha....You listed a lot of taxes to pay on one property...multiply by a few houses this is a lot of cash...whats the solution ..for this.....move into each house for 2 years... sell take the cash tax free and move into the nextone and do the same and on and on? 

@Jeffrey Mars I still have the original tenants.

I got a text Mar 4 that she'd be moving with no date indicated. 

Hello from Northern Virginia.My wife and I are relatively new to the real estate investment world, owning just a couple of properties. We are looking to build our tax and asset protection strategy early in the proces...

NoVa is not a market for TK.