I am commenting so I can be updated… the only advice I can offer bud is when you do your HELOC open up a separate bank account move the funds of the HELOC into your private account and then transfer it into the account for the Duplex that way when it comes for taxes you can write off the interest payments for the HELOC.

With creative pursuits like writing books, music, or making videos, the main investment is time. 

Hi all,Just want to reach out to the BP community to see if there are any good books our articles that will give me a good birds eye view of what is possible as far as tax write offs as I am a new landlord/RE investor.

You may need to spend some time writing down exactly what you/your investors are looking for in an investment property - Major city vs small town, cash flow vs appreciation, heavy-lift vs new property? 

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

@Isaac Hebron I'm not sure if you will find a lender that will meet your requirements that you listed but I did write an entire post on how to find good lenders that you can read HERE. 

Do I have to write in the contract that I'm giving 15% of my commission to this skip tracer for finding the listing?

So they can't write a check and send it directly from the account.   

I asked him for notice in writing and after a little back and forth with the "he said, she said" I got fed up and just terminated the lease myself with 30 days notice lacking anything in writing from either tenant.

I do transactional stuff for people all over California (letter writing, contracts, RE transactions, etc.).