Doing so will significantly reduce your chances of failure and losing your money or worse.I realize new folks don't know what questions to ask, reading brokerage material about how great note investing is won't really teach anything.

If I had to spend my time and money to drive over, not be productive, then listen to someone whine that the carpet isn't the same shade as the advertisement and try and reduce the rent, I would likely charge as well.

It just reduces one of the many factors that could stop the deal from happening - mortgage contingencies. 

Similar to finding an exit strategy here, I had to think about how I was actually going to earn money, making music. 

This doesn't reduce debt but it does reduce management and let's you position your portfolio more efficiently.3.  

Then you have a whole class of people who thought they could sell off their stock at 65 and earn a living off the interest in a safe CD account.  

I recently purchased a four-plex in Sept 2014 using my VA loan benefit, and am in the middle of refinancing it under the IRRL offer to reduce the rate.

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:(1) Purchase of this house for $100K(2) Another $50K remodeling costs(3) If I do not need to report either [1] or [2], how and when do I increase the cost basis of my house in order to reduce my tax burden when I sell it (say for $500K)?

Looking for a adequate source of income that will allow me to earn and learn more about the inner workings of real estate investing.