It takes a certain personality to deal with homeowners who are loosing their house.

Or...maybe I can "loose" the money on the improvement and enjoy it and let the improvement help move the house quicker rather than drop the price the equivalent amount.

You may be fighting a loosing battle.

However, you can carry forward any excess (including depreciation) expenses to future years.

ONLY those amounts paid in excess of fair market rents will be credited toward the down payment for lending purposes and establish the LTV for the required future financing.

Took awhile for me to finally decide to do it but now that I'm over my initial fear I don't want to loose my momentum.

The origination company will not be too willing to write a mortgage for a property with an excessive market value.

The second post I said some type of financial advisor (speaking loosely).

But I concede that an experienced investor's time is valuable and he could be directly creating a competitor but a sizeable upfront fee, a contract for an extended period of time, and a portion of profit potential is excessively geared for that investor.

Please let the community know how we can help you reach your goals without loosing your shirt - lol!!