Apart from that I pay him an excellent bonus if the house sells more than my original ARV because of his beautiful finishing. 

If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

They play this game because the guy has a criminal record so the woman applies for the apartment alone.  

How many kids get to play minecraft or COD on a big projector screen right? 

A second shockwave to housing cannot be supported unless we dip below 3.7% unemployment and the median income: house price gets back closer to 6.33 or sub.I think the rates actually show how it'll play out-- a near term dip, a long term buy.

You say the contractor is resubmitting the revisions but where is the architect and what role is he/she playing?

DSCR doesn't require the property is rented, but with the loan amount at play that would not be an option for everyone I've heard of. 

Similar to a 401k, part of the strategy is a tax arbitrage.It is a much better outcome to take the deduction at 37% rather than 24%.Lever 5 - % Bonus AllowedIn 2023 Bonus depreciation has been limited to 80%, and will continue to ramp down 20%/yr until it hits zero in 2027.Bonus depreciation has come and gone in the past, but the more you get, that first year payback is higher and higher.Lever 6 - % Payback RatioUltimately how much you save vs. how much you pay matters.Caveat - Talk to your CPA before you purchase a cost seg study.You need to have a way to monetize your losses through1.

Your success is much more influenced by how well you play in a market, how good your team is, than by picking a marginal better market.

Decide which game you want to play.