She only lasted a little over a year and her departure must have been fairly sudden as I was in e-mail contact with her in April/May (of course) with no indication of trouble... 

@Norma E.

I'm looking at an O&E Report with a judgment on the lender from the city.

The Book on Rental Property Investing (A one-stop-shop for rental properties)All are available as e-books and audiobooks, which are slightly cheaper than the physical book option.

Then, you can deduct the interest in schedule E page 2 as debt was incurred to fun the contribution to LLC that conducts the business.

If your only option is a VA loan, then patience is key and you will definitely be better off in the winter (off-season) for north jersey HOWEVER you have to weight those savings against rates rising (which are incredibly low at the moment). 

@Derek Diamond and @E BradyHi guys, thanks for the feedback!

Used to go out several times per week, but when I decided to start losing weight and only allowing one “cheat meal” per week, this helped a lot.  

Seems like a good way of getting some R/E knowledge in a low-stress way.

What I'm trying to get around is showing losses on my Schedule E due to rental depreciation and buying and renovating properties, which are being deducted appropriately as operating expenses.