You should both read Lend to Live: Earn Hassle-free Passive Income in Real Estate with Private Money Lending.

If that is the case you will need to hire a property manager who will likely charge 8-10% of the monthly rental income.

What the benefits for the seller are is that they CAN foreclose almost as easily as a bank if need be; there is a good chance that they can get a better rate on that Note that they will carry (say 5-10%) than what they are likely to get with their equity otherwise; if might help them sell a property that is hard to sell otherwise; and might be advantages income tax wise also.One example is a 4plex that just came online here in our market.

A property bought for $100k that has $10k of "Net Operating Income (NOI)" with ZERO Mortgage has a Cash Flow of $10k annually.The SAME Property, if purchased with a Mortgage that also has an annual payment of $10k means that the cash flow is ZERO for the exact same property.How can you say that Cash Flow is a characteristic of the Property?

It depends on what your starting reserves are, but if you have enough for a down payment, I would look into DSCR loans for financing, as you can qualify based on the property's cash flow as opposed to your own personal income. 

Can I claim the losses as active against W2 income?

Wow, I thought that California was all for the ADUs to reduce housing pressure!

After how long do you reduce the rent to try and get a tenant?

However, I will still be required to pay income tax on the income generated from my private lending activities.

Investment Info:

Condo buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $230,000

Cash invested: $50,000

2 Bed 2 Bath Condo with attached 2 Car Garage in Walled Lake city center. Very close to Walled Lake s...