Our BoD recently "adjusted" our annual dues for 2009 and gave the Members 30-day notice to pay the "adjustment".Our governing documents allow our BoD to raise our annual dues a maximum of N% each year with 30-day notice to the Members.

We have seen a change in the market here and are adjusting our business accordingly.

Problem is I'm way too motivated still so I'm going to get into more insurance adjusting, buy a couple online businesses and probably flip some properties.

Monthly mortgage payments of roughly 2,000 would be made to the servicing company and would include payment for the adjusted taxes and the required property insurance.

Peter, In most cases, the costs incurred to acquire property are adjustments to basis and not deductions.

Instead, it is an adjustment to cost basis and recovered through depreciation only after the property is put in service as a rental.The IRS goes a step further and tells us that repairs needed to make the property ready to rent are also adjustments to basis and not expenses.

Matt when I get comps that are a little bit different I use a trick I learned about a month ago which is adjusting on the difference in sq ft and/or number of b/b, lot size, year built, and also you have to take into account what type of terms were on those comps when they sold.

., at that point I can re-evaluate the value of the property and adjust it with the new tenant.I was running the numbers on the next property I want to purchase, and using a similar scenario as this one, (assuming I purchase the property for 5% below appraised value) with 20% down, on a 24-month contract I'd still make about 70% return WITHOUT the 2% increase (closer to 100% with it).

(It is not a repossession if the buyer puts the property up for sale and you repurchase it.)You will keep essentially the same adjusted basis in the repossessed property you had before the sale.

Above $177k - No Go.They go by adjusted gross income (AGI) I believe - Don't believe it matters where the income comes from.I'm not a CPA, so take what I say with a grain of salt.