@Sandra ArnoldIf you are a real estate agent who is / will be involved in real estate, you want to see if Real Estate Professional status is a designation that you can claim in the future.Having a retirement account and deducting health insurance costs are some ways to further decrease your real estate agent commission income.Best of luck

Matter of fact I have a lot getting cleared this week to try to maximize the septic permit (weather permitting) and I will design, finance and probably start construction in the next 45 days while in a war zone having rocket and motar attacks. 

There were less-than-neutral paint colors throughout the home, awkward kitchen cabinets, and neglected yard care to name a few things.

I just started the process to have the 3rd floor tenant move out (Going one unit at a time) I already have a tenant to replace the tenant.Any recommendations on the type of flooring to use in the kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms?

As an appraiser, the kitchen is typically the most valuable in terms of remodeling.

Check to see If there are any specific street design requirements, DOT requirements, permits or traffic studies, DWQ, Army Corp or any other environmental requirements or permits. 

The property has a few broken windows with boards up over them, an interior door off the hinges, rot on the bottom of the cabinet under the kitchen sink from a leak some time ago, water seeping up from the concrete in a back room making the carpet damp if it rains a lot.

My question is, upon getting the property re-appraised after strategic renovations to increase the value of the home (Kitchen, Bathrooms, Flooring, etc) would I need to refinance to get the PMI removed or would it simply phase out as I should now have more than 20% equity in the property if everything goes according to plan.

In the next few years, I would love to assemble a full-cycle team to acquire, fund, architect, design, construct/renovate and manage/sell properties.If you're looking for a partner, have a need in your business you need filled or just want to chat, I would love to learn as much as I can and meet positive, hungry people in REI. 

This house is around 700 sq/ft with a sagging roof, 1 interior wall separating this area with the kitchen, minimal floor joists, hardly any electrical and no plumbing.