Majority of our rentals are via VRBO, but we do a lot of Facebook referrals and word of mouth.

The major problem I had to contend with back then was my Medical Insurance and co-pays which I cannot list on my schedule E.

I am an accountant who switched majors from electrical engineering to accounting because I found the math was too difficult in electrical engineering.

He responded by getting a guy from 120 miles away who had been an arhborist for 6 months at the time (mind you we live in a major city, there are dozens of arbhorists within a few miles of us...he was shopping for someone who was purely new and would say anything for business IMO) to illegally trespass on my property to assess the tree.

They just can't put out the needed cash for major systems upgrades. 

Hello everyone,My name is Bryan, I am 18 years old, recently graduated high school and i’m looking into college. I have a local community college that has classes for real estate. Which i’m interested in taking but I ...

Very few, if any, shall in fact make it that far.When an audit ends badly, a taxpayer can sue in Tax Court. 97% (or so) of the cases that go to Tax Court settle – and in the vast majority of cases, the settlement favors the taxpayer.

And I realize there are some major forces at play in massive development projects that are the basis for these stats of less apartments. 

At least until you have the property inspected to determine the current condition and life expectancy of all major components and appliances.  

@Neil Quinn You should be able to get conventional loan programs that only require 3-5% down in most major MSAs.