For an example of what I'm concerned with :  My tenants are actually really good, but right now I have an issue where a friend of a tenant literally just drops trash out the window!!!  

After working with a lot of lenders over the years, the most important thing for me is their level of customer service (will they provide a lender letter promptly for you when you need to write an offer quickly, call the listing agent to help you get your offer accepted, pick up their phone for you, etc.) and do they close on time?

You can sell a few to pay off the rest or 1031 them into passive income.Any property you buy today should appreciate about 4.9% p.a. that's been US average (insert a % you believe is right, I believe Milwaukee may actually beat this number) over the next decades and your downpayment is leveraged 4:1, so that in itself produces a lot more equity over decades than you could ever safe up. 

It is good practice to obtain from them the actual 1098 and to remind them that they are no longer entitled to the deduction since they aren't making the payments anymore (again, these things are usually spelled out in the sub2 agreement).

DSCR loans are based off of down payment, credit score and either actual or market rents so it helps to supercharge an investor's real estate goals and net worth.

However, as the owner you still need to spend more than 50% of personal services and more than 750 hours on the real estate business on your own.Alternatively, short-term rentals are generally treated as active business income and therefore are eligible to offset w-2 income.Navigating the Real Estate Professional Rules"When measuring material participation, a married taxpayer is required to count any hours performed by his or her spouse, even if the spouse does not own an interest in the business or if no joint return is filed.32 While this rule is advantageous because it makes it more likely the taxpayer materially participates in the real property trade or business, it is a trap for the unwary in the real estate professional context, as discussed below in Step 3.""

I've been reading books and doing research and I want to start actually investing in out of state properties.

I believe the extra units are not actually legit in terms of zoning or COO.

UI is great, dashboard is clean and I pay extra for the concierge service so they do my annual filings for me and I don't have to worry about it. 

I wire from my laptop and the more business you do, you'll appreciate the access and a local banker that you can actually pick up the phone and speak with.