Sophisticated investors invest on cashflow where the rents exceed the mortgage plus expenses (and enough money to pay for professional property manage to do our dirty work).Sophisticated investors look at the Rent-to-Value Ratio and look for at least 1% or more to be able to cashflow after expenses.

I live in a so called "cashflow market" (Milwaukee) and have always made a lot more on equity than on cash flow, even before the last 3 years.But I also know investors who have grown and managed a portfolio "city cash flow properties" for decades and have almost nothing to show for - because capex exceeded cash flow.High appreciation markets are also risky to invest - while I feel very strongly about that market not going to crash as a whole, I am not so sure if markets like TX will not come under pressure after the exuberant gains of the last years.The Midwest is the only region left with an affordability index over 100 (median family can afford a median home), so just like communicating vessels in physics we may see a market rebalancing, where remote workers will move to where living expenses are affordable (not only housing) and boom markets will see an adjustment (not a crash).And even if you are an apartment syndicator, you need cash flow to boost NOI - there is just no way around it.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

It is like speculating on a virtual certainty (going back over 50 years San Diego has long-term appreciation that exceeds inflation and the RE appreciation of virtually all other locales (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 years it does not matter what long-term duration you use)).Of note is that there have been cycles of depreciation (as my 1992 and 2004 purchases demonstrate).

I did check the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act, which states that an application fee "shall not exceed $50, exclusive of any actual out-of-pocket expenses paid by the landlord to a third party performing background, credit, or other pre-occupancy checks"

That has led me to believe that even though they are essentially leaving a hefty margin on the table, they are still meeting or exceeding the required ROI required to complete large-scale renovations.Over the past decade, I have myself invested in multiple single-family homes but knew after the first few multifamily renovations that I would be heading in that direction.

We love doing Airbnb and I have been researching starting an Airbnb management company for Omaha that can do guest communication, cleanings, and help get people started...currently going to do a trial run during this high season and see if it can exceed our full-time income. 

With respect to the dishwasher, you can probably expense the dishwasher in full, but if you have a taxable loss for the year that can't be used to offset your other ordinary income because your other income is too high, or, your net passive loss exceeds the net passive loss amount you are allowed to claim, then consider depreciating the dishwasher over five years. 

I know the $250/$500k rule after two years but I am trying to find out if you reinvest the gain that exceeds that into your next primary residence if you still must pay capital gains tax on the excess.

Rents are lower too, but I've seem many properties approaching 2% and a couple just exceeding it.Typical MFRs were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s.