And I can't really sell at the moment because I don't have anywhere else to go.For the record, I don't want a HELOC because that's not guaranteed money if the bank decides to pull/reduce the line.Lastly, is there any truth (benefit) to having a higher mortgage payment on a rental and thus less profit to report, which equates to better tax treatment, or is it that just nonsense?

Hi @Jae Ham i don't have any experience with this but I'd been wondering if there was a market in Baltimore for short term rentals around the hospitals with people coming in for treatments.

It usually takes more than one treatment.

I definitely don't want to imply that I'm showing preferential treatment to some tenants over others.  

After all debris were removed from the house, we closed it up and used a fog machine to fog every room, all vents, and the attic spaces with Concrobium mold treatment.  

So I am self employed as a consultant in a business other than real estate (I also have some rental properties that I own and operate but I don't believe they are relevant to this question).  I bring in a decent reven...

But I also know REO's give preferential treatment to actual end users of their properties.

But the rehabs are well done, we average 3 to 5 maintenance calls per year, per unit.So i believe it subject to the maintenance, rehab/condition of the asset, background check of tenant, and relationship with the tenant.I believe the tenants treatment of the house is typically a reflection of the owners care of the property.

We are having an underground oil tank removed on one of our investment properties, for $2100.  How is this treated for tax purposes?  Unsure if it's considered an improvement to land in which case I would have to add ...

It might cost you $200 once or twice a year if there are bedbugs, ...That sounds very low for bedbug treatments IMO, especially for six units with total of eleven bedrooms.