Be sure to participate and ask questions and you will be surprised with the amount of knowledge you will be able to obtain.In regards to  getting started in actually investing in RE, I am not sure what your financial situation looks like, but that is important.

Now I'm stuck and slow with weak or lacking W2's and we have barely any cash for down payments.

As long as you meet the material participation criteria, you can deduction up to $25k if your modified agi is less than $100k (linearly phases out by $150k). 

Hey all, I’m new to this app so bare with me.

So unless you have material participation (as an LP likely you don't) how would the tax benefits of depreciation, etc affect anything more than just the cashflow (passive gains) you receive from the passive investment?

This income on this property barely covers the cost of property taxes and maintenance.Anyone know the rules for either getting the tenant out or increasing the rent to a more realistic amount?

The MLS in and of itself is a contract of cooperative agreement between member Agents and its status should be taken very seriously by all participants.

Despite concerns about the reliability of the United States Postal Service, nearly 80% of voters in our county participated by mail.

Buy something at retail and do some improvements, barely achieve the 1% rule, but hope to sell it in a year after I do much more marketing, and in the meantime make a bit of cash flow.

A business owner who is also employed by a second company and participating in its 401(k) plan should bear in mind that his limits on elective deferrals are by person, not by plan.Thank you!