It's somewhat ironic that I, being a tax professional, insist on pushing taxes into a secondary role, but I do.

While you can’t completely control who applies to live in your properties, you most definitely can find areas that are popular with students, young professionals, families, etc. 4) just as important as finding the property, you need to have an exit strategy in mind for the property.

The NOL can be used against any income (not capital gains as noted above) and can even create a new NOL if it doesn't offset all income that would be usable next year.For the 8582 unallowed losses assuming you are not a real estate professional than these losses are passive. 

While simple tasks like patching holes and repainting can save costs, it's safer to hire professionals for jobs like installing recessed lighting.

You can get documents, applications and other needs taken care of on Zillow to deal with that.   

The bank did not care to respond us.

Look in both states and you'll find cheap rural areas, but most urban/suburban areas around hospitals and universities will be around the same price.Check out the Midwest, which has been overlooked by many.As @Shawn McCormick points out, you need to be careful of getting taken advantage of with OOS investing. 

Property Management in Brazil it's relatively simple, you can use a broker (called "imobiliaria" in Brazil) which normally charge you 5% and take care of everything.Good Luck on your purchase, Fortaleza is great!

I would house hack and find traveling professionals to rent to. 

i bought a home warranty once and never would again. they rarely have things taken care of in a timely manner, which can be fine for your primary in some cases, but not for a rental. and the companies they contract to do the work, are getting paid pennies on the dollar for those jobs based on the deal they negotiated, so they're in NO rush to get out to you. and like any insurance company, they do all they can to get out of stuff. it was a waste of not only money, but also time and energy.