My long term goals are to do well as an agent, invest my earnings into a mixture of flips, builds, and buy and holds.

I wonder if there's a way to structure things so that there are monetary incentives for the PM when they keep a tenant in place long term (reducing turnover), and perform enough preventative maintenance to avoid high cost repairs that could have been prevented.

This number would be reduced by the standard deduction of $12,600 and then further reduced by the exemptions amount of $8,000.

We started with a 12-month forbearance period and then reduced their principal balance by over $100,000 and lowered their monthly payment to only $679 for 15 years.

This limits your income tax liability and reduces your FICA ("self employment" tax) expense.There is a two-day (two 8-hour days, recorded) tax and legal class in the education to which I am connected.

I’ve done relative well in school, earning the honor for cumulative.

To me, this not only makes sound business sense, but it is a socially responsible way to earn a living while providing a valuable community service.

Another option would be to make a capital contribution to the business which would be paid out to you before any distribution of profits (same idea, just no interest earned on your cash).Regarding how you are properly compensated for your risk...I'm assuming you'd reap 50% of the reward when you sell, right?  

These programs are for owner occupied purchases only but allow you to complete the purchase with 100% financing and reduced closing costs and you may even qualify for closing costs assistance to cover the rest.You may also wish to check out the local REIA club meetings.

The number must be > 1.1 to 1.3 today.The banks will reduce the NOI by (vacancies + reserves) so it can get rough.