@Stephen Bass bonus depreciation can be a powerful tool if approached correctly, and has the potential to create substantial tax benefit, which can be used to offset the gains incurred from the sale of property.As you seek investments with bonus depreciation, keep in mind some property types will garner more benefit than others.

It is important for multifamily owners to keep in mind that renters cannot be charged more for running expenditures, and property tax is a substantial expenditure to think about.

Theoretically if they can justify the fee they were charging then the fee could still stand, but more likely they cannot and will have to reduce the fee substantially.

well i lived through it.. painful as it was.Gap lending is far to risky for almost anyone end of story.. totally agree.the only time it works is with some decent cross collateral and or you have a substantial relationship with the client and have done LOTS of deals with them for many years. 

Transactions with unrepresented buyers have a substantially higher change of falling apart. 2) What do the best buyers agents do that sets them apart?

Such a scenario doesn't just bring values down by 30% but also places substantial pressure on property holders, especially when debt refinancing looms on the horizon, compelling action at these reduced market values.Here is the double whammy that increases the cash in refinance needed, the capital markets (bank lending) terrain has tightened greatly.

Great job in taking care of your client!

lease option type of set up to with the down payment as a non refundable option payment.sounds like a big enough project the buyer is probably substantial and real.. 

Whether or not the city would follow-up on that is an open question.However, if the work is substantially done by a contractor under the owner-builder permit, the restriction does not apply.Also, some cities will try to tell you that you can't pull certain permits as owner-builder, but it is written into the FL statues.

If you need the interest only payment period to get a property stabilized, that is pretty typical in bridge loans for larger multifamily properties, but that is going into the property with the expectation you are going to be doing some substantial work to increase the cash flows accordingly, versus buying a property that has been relatively well taken care of and good property management in place.