You can deduct up to 25k in rental real estate losses against non passive income to the extent your income does not exceed 100k.

My options at that time would be to sell it when the renter moves out. 

It will cost you more in the long run in terms of money, time and stress...not worth it. 

She was consuming half of our time, and we were both miserable.

A unique project in South Los Angeles is transforming real estate development in California.

You'll need to get good at analyzing rehab costs and predicting after-repair value (ARV) to ensure your margins are solid.To get started, immerse yourself in real estate education—read books, listen to podcasts, and use BiggerPockets to connect with experienced investors.

If you think it's going to drop if the fed cuts 5-7 times in the next year, it might make sense to look at an ARM with a 3 year declining PPP instead. 

After watching a YouTube video from Ken McElroy stating 2020 is a wash, 2021 is the time to save up, and 2022 is likely the time to buy (when properties shift from motivated sellers to foreclosures to REO) I decided to redirect some recent Real Estate proceeds out of a 1031 into BTC.

Quote from @Sanil Subhash Chandra Bose: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Very good.. reality is though very few will do this to much work.when I was full time buying courthouse steps I would occasionally go into the recorders office and see my competition doing all this busy work.

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