In an effort to keep myself accountable to the goals I set in Brian's thread, at the beginning of each month, I am going to start a thread recapping my previous month with the purpose of reviewing: What I accomplished in the previous month to help me achieve my goals.Where I fell short of my goals last month.

Open a bank account.4.

Interesting Account Closed, did he have a change of mind about selling? 

Set up a checking account and let him deposit the rent into it each week.  

The ideal solution would be to negotiate a payoff at a reduced amount and have them DELETE the account instead of merely showing as PAID.

Think of it like a savings account—you pay tax on your interest, not your withdrawals. 

Often times  accountants write off a lot more than you may be receiving in real life so dont be surprised when the lender uses worst case numbers.- Also when you leave your current home, or vacate your current home will you have a rental agreement(s) in place so you can use that income to offset your mortgage payment?

Originally posted by Account Closed:You can work with a list broker to pull a custom list for your area.

If I decide to move to another agency that offers more training and support for a new agent, after they put in the time and effort to get me all signed up, business cards, website, various accounts, etc. 

If you make money and it’s not in a tax exempt account like a Roth IRA or HSA etc you have to pay taxes.