I believe in practice it does not actually offset the capital gains but reduces my taxable income dollar for dollar with the loss, as long as my Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) is under $150K.

I feel like I'm kinda chasing my tail here.

I currently own a home in Hawaii, unfortunately my family and I are moving and we want to make the correct choice.

Hi,My name is Michael and I’m pretty new to this real estate investing but I am fully committed to it.

My guess is they are also making money off the international students charging them room and board. 

An addendum to the agreement is a common tactic for this that everyone signsIf I was the agent here, I'd advise my client to just ask for the repair to be completed to 100% satisfaction and see what they come back with. 

What are my purchasing options?

Ah I just realized my post wasn't clear, mea culpa.

Personally I scan the MLS every night in my target markets.

I rented my first property!