It’s a way to minimize down payment and or minimize initial monthly payments thereby increasing the buyer pool by enabling more people to “qualify” or more people having the ability to purchase said property.  

I do not know about the company.A number of UK investors are pitched deals for upstate NY property.

All this will be done in one large city with local expert help from realtors, lawyers and so on.I'm sure that sounds over-confident from newbie but this is my pitch to the investors so it should, right?

I have a loss on a single rental property of about $3,500. Because my MAGI is $150k the loss is phased and I am not able to reduce my income by the loss. If that's the case should I not include all of the expenses t...

They're probably tired of the endless stream of sales pitches, job searchers, and investment opportunity pitches.

My CPA, who signs my returns but really has little risk here, will usually present me with my options, advice on the potential risks, and the possible consequences.I’m curious, since H&R Block provides the E&O insurance, is there any pressure on its agents to remain conservative and maybe not provide its clients with all their options to minimize insurance claims and losses?

The information I have found online has been pretty ambiguous and is usually a pitch to buy some sort of e-book.

By calling and "screening" him, I found out we were not a "good fit", and minimized my time and his.Would you consider that "shotgunning"?

There are homes in Detroit that require minimal rehab for $5000+.

That will ensure that you get your taxes done properly and plan your investing strategy to minimize tax bites.