Our goal is to return 100% of the security deposit to the tenant.

My goal is only to make sure it doesn't happen to me.

My goal for this year is to acquire my first two rental properties.

If your total income(wife and yours) is below $150,000 you should be able to offset some of your income from the rental loss.What is your goals with real estate(cash flow, appreciation, etc) If your goal is cash-flow - you may want to look into selling the property and acquiring others that would cash flow.Let me know if you have any other questions.

I am not sure if this is quite considered a success story.... yet, however I had a very agrresive goal going into 2018 and since I have great momentum at this point I do think my momentum in itself is a success.

Our goal is to do one or two flips to build up some cash so we can start buying and holding properties.

What are your goals by purchasing the loft?

Not so much for tax reasons, but just for an overall investment/savings with the goal to pay off our main residence as soon as possible.We only have 9 years to pay off the 15 yr mortgage on the condo, which is the rental.

Ultimately, my goal is to secure the house, so that we can move there once we close and refi into the VA mortgage once my score improves. 

First, you can't take advantage of the economies of scale like you can in a bigger facility....meaning that as you expand, your revenue will increase faster than your expenses which will have a positive effect on profit.