I owned two homes there.. one I paid 180k for and one I paid 500k the first one 1985  second one 1989... talk about would a could a should a I coulda rented them both out for slight negative cash flow to start maybe 100 to 200 a month... after about 5 years they would have been positive.. and today they would be 5k a month positive per house... 

I always get cards thru bosslogo.com - they are under $30 for 500 cards, full color two sides, you supply the artwork (PDF from AI). 

Hi,I've got some clients looking at buying multi-family properties but a few of them don't have separate meters for power, in particular.  

Always give a rent discount instead of a security deposit discount (the SD is the main power you have over the tenant if things go south -- make sure they have enough skin in the game).

Plan A is refi/rehab/rent, but I'm open to other options should they present themselves (if someone were to bid the full Foreclosure auction price I'd be ecstatic!). 

I did want to point out that I wouldn’t call it useless as you are spreading out an expense over multiple periods which can quite powerful in offsetting future returns and thus reducing taxable income.

But if you scroll down a bit, you'll see that's incorrect due to an exception:IRC Sect. 1400-2(e)(1) In the case of any investment in a qualified opportunity fund only a portion of which consists of investments of gain to which an election under subsection (a) is in effect—   (A) such investment shall be treated as 2 separate investments, consisting of—      (i) one investment that only includes amounts to which the election under subsection (a) applies, and      (ii) a separate investment consisting of other amounts, and   (B) subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall only apply to the investment described in subparagraph (A)(i).The (B) subsection is the killer.

For example, if you bought a generator that is kept at the rental property in case it loses power - it's a good business deduction.

@Warren Johnson A Reverse 1031 Exchange can be a powerful tool if you have already found your replacement property but have not yet sold your relinquished property.

But if it works for you man, more power to you!