@Matt Stewart one of my mentors used to say "mold is gold"... lmao...

That will keep you busy and it won't earn you many gold stars from the vendors either.

But instead, they act like they have a pot of gold they need to hoard from everyone else, which has allowed the Zillows to thrive IMO.

My first thought was I had found a gold mine, but I called the city and they informed me that the rental license that was grandfathered in had lapsed and was not renewed.

Here’s a picture of the master bathroom shower with that lovely 1998 gold trim1) what would it cost to replace it?

If you are wanting to do buy and hold and rent homes out for cash flow then you are sitting on top of a gold mine my friend. 

I definitely think that's the gold mine right now 👍

It’s the last Gold Coast City and it’s on the up.

I just put in buy orders on some gold mining stocks for example.But if you are stuck on real estate as the investment, history tells us that rents hold firmer than real estate values in a downturn. 

So it's essentially a good-as-gold full expense for tax purposes, but it doesn't hurt you on your mortgage application.So make sure your CPA is aware of these things and is not afraid of the home office deduction.Also, if you have a large non-recurring expense this year, this is worth talking through with your lender.Someone like @Chris Mason could probably elaborate.