It's not as expensive as people think and if you can piggy-back on a tenant's wi-fi so you can view the cameras (using an app like Hikvision) that's a big bonus as well (though if you are local you can access the hard drive - it just seems like a pain - I just use the app).I have a 4-camera system that was installed at my primary residence roughly 18 months ago.

Self-promotion can be the most difficult of starting your own business. Your friends and family may know what you are working on, but if you don’t cast a very wide net, you will have trouble getting your business off ...

I've been doing a home renovation and had a bad contractor who seems to have completely disappeared at this point. 

Let's say today all your wealth & your network just disappeared.

The best education your children can get from you for their life will be to see how you interact with other adults, business, friends, and family, and see that as adults we have to make difficult and some times painful decisions. 

This is a pain in the butt for a bank so some of them might refuse to do the deal for you but don't let this discourage you.

Up to $25k per year, so you could drop your income to $75k, in theory.I hope you did not miss the point made earlier by other people: these losses do not disappear.

@Leah DunnellsThis is my system for keeping track of expenses and making tax time less of a pain.1)  I keep a "Temporary" folder where I put receipts for supplies, repairs, and maintenance which I have already paid but still need to document for taxes2)  Along with the temporary folder I collect any bills coming in from the utility companies3)  Every 2 weeks sit down and pay utility bills through Chase Bill Pay4)  Once bills are paid I will document both the receipts in the temporary folder (step 1) and the bills I just paid (step 3) in my spreadsheet5)  Spreadsheet is in the form of a Schedule E with all the same sections to make taxes easy at the end of the year. 

I would never own investment property in these states, we should all divest holding in these states so they can feel the pain of their evil stupidity, the way to fix it is to deny them you money by a mass exodus and competing our family, friends, and business associates to shun these socialist minded states and destroy them by attrition.thank you for reading and engaging. 

Chargebacks are a pain, but if you have documentation, banks are good about being fair to both parties.