However, working with a good real estate CPA should ultimately help you maximize your tax position while continuing to scale your portfolio.

It ensures that you can maximize your returns and fulfill your investment goals.

We also did not request either unit vacant upon sale, clients were comfortable dealing w/ that issue after they closed.

https://www.warreninspect.com/Warren Engineering is one of the largest inspection companies in town.I've also heard of Comfort Living Home Inspections, Kevin White. p. 585-802-6386I know someone with expertise in structural inspections and design if you ever need that specialty.

We have 40K set aside for a STR property and are comfortable taking around 120K out of our equity in our house for the right opportunity.

This doesn't necessarily mean the deal won't work, you just might have to get creative on how to maximize the 2 acres instead of the full 3.7.Hope this helps.

If they know you and like you AND you have done some deals in the past, they will be comfortable lending you money.

Purchase price: $8,000 Cash invested: $2,000 I ended up leaving for the service and didnt feel comfortable leaving my house unattended.

Not necessary a bad solution, because a selling partner is presumably incentivized to maximize profits of the sale. 

I guess I was comfortable with taking assignment fees because it was just so easy and convenient (once I built a good network).