For example, if you've only had rental income for less than the time it takes to report it on taxes, normally we'd just use the lease agreement.

So if you converted your space to a rental in July 2025 but actually acquired it prior to 01/19/2025, for example, you wouldn’t qualify for the full 100% bonus that just rolled out.

There are clear winners in types of photos that should be included in your listing, along with examples of listings I believe achieve this.

That said, the cash flow potential can be strong if it’s managed right and near a steady university presence.I’ve seen a few investors make it work well by focusing on strong lease structuring (individual room leases, for example), all-inclusive utilities, and building solid relationships with university housing offices.I’m involved in lending, and I’ve come across some creative setups in this space that were really eye-opening.

Had he put an offer I would have known the outcome of my approach.Following is an example of what happened in the last deal.The seller's motivation was to upsize.I offered with x amount and my agent came with a feedback saying that the other party would be interested only if I raise the offer by $20,000 more than what I have initially offered.

Can you please give an example?  

Add in tariffs, and it’s a double hit.What you said about that $499K spec home now costing $660K in Milwaukee is the perfect real-world example of this compounding effect — exchange rates + supply costs + labor shortages = permanent price resets.Long-term, I think we’ll see:Delayed new construction starts due to tighter marginsInvestors pivoting more to value-add and repositioning existing stock rather than building newIncreased focus on local sourcing and prefab to control costsAnd possibly, more institutional buyers pushing into lower-tier markets as affordability worsens elsewhereIt will take a long time to bring production back to the US. 

One for example was working on a 6-7 month project.

Examples of these are the tenants outgrew the place, need to move for a job, or to be closer to a loved one.

You used a flip as an example but is that all your real estate income?