I don't mind the part timers or bad agents to leave

Would you mind sharing what type of fees we will need to consider when purchasing?

When you sell a property, you create "income from passive activity" (which, if you care about details, includes capital gains and depreciation recapture.)

My brother-in-law is active duty in the Army and has lived in Kansas City for several years.

The biggest hurdle that comes to my mind is getting the city on board.

All this is a smokescreen of little or no value to establish a differential in the home sellers mind and convince them to pay $18,000 (on a $600k house) to be put onto MLS instead of $300.  

I'll keep that in mind.

blabla re expenses vs increase of basis there after.tnx, curt i agree with you on basis thats how i would think it works  but not a CpA or expert all the props I have taken back in foreclosure and its more than a few.. thats how we came up with our basis when we finally resold. keep in mind we did not keep them for rentals as we are not in the rental bizz per se.. so if you keep them I guess you need to figure out basis to establish how much your deprecation is going to be.

I’ll keep those in mind.

Make sure you carry out a comprehensive feasibility assessment and get advice from regional authorities in these fields.It is admirable that you are actively preparing for retirement and looking for other sources of income.