In essence, in an effort to save on taxes, I'm limiting the amount at which I can use my own funds to acquire properties.Has anyone dealt with this conundrum and what are your thoughts on this situation?

The extra cost is worth the immense time savings, and you'll get a more quality result.MANY other lessons learned, as this was my first deal.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Ultimately you want to find a loan officer who is familiar with financing investment properties. 

I am loooking to begin saving money towards starting a buy and hold Real Estate business plan.

She's saved up a good chunk for retirement + pension and wants to use it against her rehab project, but I don't think it's a good idea and I can't talk her out of it (neither can her sons).Any advice?

This would save money on closing costs.

The monthly rent covers my loan, property taxes, yard care and leaves me with a small amount  per month which I save for repairs.

Hello all, I have enough money saved to put 20% down on another property, own my primary residence and one rental property. 

So I've been strategizing how to start my RE profile in the next year or so, but the biggest things is saving to get that 10-20% down..

This way, I can discount my offer by the amount saved in Realtor commissions and closing costs.4.