I do have to agree with @Chris Seveney that this forum topic is one of the lower trafficked forums, which may make the split not as effective, and instead of breaking them up into their own individual topics it may be more appropriate to dissolve the topic entirely and keep the discussions for Tax Liens and Mortgage Notes under the Real Estate Private Lending Forum.I will leave the topics alone for now, monitor the activity over the next few weeks to see if there is an increased demand in these topics, and keep you informed if there is an update to the topic(s)!

I will keep doing this in MD until at least October of 2025.

Which is how they are able to keep their losses, and their rates, down.

They can keep you out of bad deals or tell you if your numbers are wrong. 

If I'm in your shoes, I would keep tabs on comparable sales in my areas (I believe Zillow lets you setup alerts for sales in your target areas) and use those as your best measuring stick for figuring out your own value. 

That means, your personal home, and 2-3 investment properties.

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Also, if you have more deductions than income, i.e. losses, then normally it means you are losing money.The primary way to go is with depreciation, since its a non-cash deduction. 

@Jackie RileyWho are "we" that you keep referring to?

So far so good, we´ll keep in touch!