. - not overpaying).So lets dive in.How To Evaluate A Real Estate Deal - (for single family houses)There are just a few main elements when you're evaluating a deal.Cost of repairs needed to get it back up to good conditionThe after repair market value of the property (what it's worth and can sell for today once it's fixed up)If you're going to buy and hold for a rental... you need to know what you can rent it out for and what your "debt service" (mortgage payment) will be.

The city inspector contacted me numerous times in the last 3 or 4 months about trash violations and junk stored in the front of the house.

I was working in a local organic produce store in Paris, France, probably destined for a long, monotone, boring life when I went on a roadtrip in California in 2016 that would change my life.

Get a job in Amazon, Grocery stores or those platform where you deliver their groceries.  

I’m assuming these count as capital expenses, but can I still write them off because they’re “used” and from a personal seller rather than from a store?

A small family owned 3rd generation hardware store in the rural area had their bank account and credit lined removed.

The important element here is to speak with your lender. 

For example, liquor stores, hardware stores, banks, and curbside got MORE customers.

So for example, according to Google, a dishwasher has a lifespan of about 10 years, a garbage disposal is about 8 years, and an air conditioner is about 12 years.Sticking with the dishwasher example from above, at my local big box store, the mid range model of dishwasher is about $600 dollars.

The only issue this area has run into is that many of the stores that anchored it economically have fallen onto hard times (Sears).