A home office deduction is based upon the square footage of office space over the total square footage of the home including basement.You may deduct miles related to a rental from property to property.

Bank will likely not make repairs or related concessions.

If he doesn't black out the price, I now know how much he's making, and that factors into my decision to negotiate and how.If he blacks out the price, I'm fine with that and will negotiate based on other information relating to the deal.

There are many threads relating to this subject.

- People like the relative security and stability of a paycheck- it takes some money to get started, not everybody has it- You will technically be a business owner, that's for sure not everybody's cup of tea- scared, like Rob said; not knowing enough or not interested in investing the time to learn enough- If people have money to invest, they like to diversify and not put all the eggs into one basket/house.

If it's real estate related, you need to understand the risks of real estate loans in the US.

Specifically: "For purposes of this section, the term “federally-related mortgage loan” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2602)."

This means a traditional closing with all the related fees.

Hello BP forum -I'd love to hear how other landlords approach asset protection as it relates to your rental properties.

I mean, if the concern is over medical privacy of the deceased, then why single out just AIDS-related deaths for exemption?