They believe formal education is a waste of time but watching YouTube infomercials put together by a real estate marketing company out of Salt Lake City will make them rich8.

I am not familiar with amending in Turbotax, but one thing to note is on the timeline for filing amends (you have some time still, but also good to be aware): Generally, to claim a refund, you must file an amended return within 3 years after the date you filed your original return or 2 years after the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. 

I'd imagine there isn't enough time to get a conventional loan approved for the property before the auction date?

Total cost is $3,200.I know the De Minimus safe harbor rule allows you to deduct anything under $2,500 and that anything over this amount, if considered a capital improvement, would need to be capitalized and depreciated over a certain period of time (the life expectancy of the improvement).

I have done this myself multiple times.  

Forget about trying to execute a rehab that will cost over 3 times the purchase price. 

I needed an assistant by the time I reached 140 units.

It’s August and time for another Las Vegas update.

Also, if you take the time to read the articles, would you keep the same or consider making a change.

We all make mistakes from time to time.