I'm at the beginning stages of my investing (love the podcasts) and was wondering if any veterans out there had any 'Tax Hacks'.I've considered getting a separate credit card just for my rental properties, but was wondering if it would need to be a different card for each individual property.

Next step is to dispute the transaction through the credit card company.

Will need good/great credit scores and probably 25% plus down.  

However, since both units are rented this would be classified as an investment property in which case your rate will probably be 4.00% to 4.250% on a 30yr fixed depending on FICO credit score.The maximum loan to value for a cash-out transaction (investment property, duplex) is 70%.Based on the information you've provided it doesn't appear the value is high enough for the property to be eligible for a cash-out transaction but you can still remove PMI.If you want to send me a PM I can run a complete analysis to see if removing the PMI will offset the slightly higher interest rate.I'm also licensed in CA so if you're looking to purchase a property I can help with that transaction as well.

As long as u can put it on a credit card, I'd never worry about it.  

Regardless anything less than 2M +/- is left to be the domain of local banks and credit unions.  

You have a pre-existing developed relationship with someone, that person might be willing to go the extra mile if you use that benefit sparingly.

Essentially what it means is that you can not benefit from your IRA and it can not benefit from you.

I have 750+ credit score and no debts.

There are 3 ways to create returns on rentals: buy with equity in place, benefit from appreciation, and cash flow.