As such, it would be difficult to add that into the calculations.Some people are in a very low income tax bracket.

But $600-700/mo is pretty difficult for anything right now. 

Deals will be cheaper, but it becomes increasingly difficult to obtain the money to fund those deals.

That makes it tough, tough on the newbie but also not easy for me.For appreciation, the best is accurately predicting the next hip area but without a crystal ball that is difficult. 

Was it difficult to start?

While I have kept good records and receipts, I am having a difficult time figuring out what items I'm able to immediately write off as "supplies" and which need to be depreciated.Where I'm running into difficulty is things like second-hand furniture...

While I have kept good records and receipts, I am having a difficult time figuring out what items I'm able to immediately write off as "supplies" and which need to be depreciated.Where I'm running into difficulty is things like second-hand furniture...

@Alexander Vasquez I dealt with this earlier in my career and I just made sure I was the most prepared I could be from a knowledge and market perspective when talking to more seasoned investors or just in general when I spoke to older people who were involved in real estate.  

These elements of the deal proved to be difficult in terms of getting the deal done on budget and on time.

Not all painters and carpet installers are stoners--just an observation that over my 12 year career of doing this, I have found these 2 traders to rank 1 and 2 though.