When you inherit tenants, sometimes they are testing you to see how you are as an owner.

The three reasons sellers typically choose the off-market route are privacy, potential savings, and price testing.

If your income exceeds $150,000, your ability to deduct passive losses from rental properties is limited, and any disallowed losses carry forward to future years under the passive activity loss rules.Yes, the deductions can accumulate and roll over year after year.

@Marcus AuerbachIf u have an hvac person only taking half a day to swap out a new heat pump and central air, and do all the proper evacuation and testing, they are on speed.

I've worked with dozens of investors who have tested both the standard and premium listings on Zillow.

I have 0% equity since I just got the home.For starters, I would go back to all of the people complaining about the condition and test whether providing a repair allowance at closing would make a difference.

START by leasing a property and testing your hosting biz. 

Look up the Howey Test for a definition of investment contracts.Sounds like a really good deal.

If it is only lets say 2-3 years, at least you know you can roll out your money in 2-3 years when you leave, opposed to maybe many years into the future.

You might consider rolling your Traditional IRA over into a Solo 401k and purchasing a property with debt, instead of IRA.