Our options are buying a new HVAC system, which will run us probably $5-10k based on our research, or we could go with a "rental" HVAC from a local company that includes all repairs, maintenance, filter replacements, etc. for a monthly fee of about $100 over 8 years.I figure we could offset the monthly cost by increasing our asking rent and save our reserves for something else that may come up, but I could also see this limiting our cash flow potential for the next almost decade.Has anyone run into a similar scenario?

Looks like it will be retro active to include 2022 also.

@Michael NorwoodYou would be close if you reinvested the earnings every yearAssuming you can make 8-10% per year by year ten you will have $1.6M-$2.2M invested not including the reinvestments

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

This is always the "tell" - if someone presents themselves as a guru or has discovered a "secret" to quick success in something related to real estate LOGIC = they would keep it to themselves as a closely guarded trade secret and reap the rewards, not spread it far and wide for a quick buck..

This might present another issue, especially if the down payment money is a loan.

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I'm interested in learning all aspects of RE, including self managing property, and maybe get into STR.This being my first deal, I'm not confident in finding more flips, so I want to defer taxes to preserve my profits. 

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