Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

But will you get a stepped up basis or owe 100% of the capital gains?

Ignatius,  I talk with investors every day and there is one things that I know is true about all.  

Low cost basis so the depreciation is not high. 

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

For example, if we're selling Paper Lots to a national builder, we would want to fit as many lots on the site as we can, because builders pay on a "per lot" basis. 

We should not be trying to piece something together after the fact, but rather:  Ethics should be front and center in everyone's mind and training in everyday life. 

The easiest way to do this outside of some sort of scraping tool (which i recommend digging into), is to develop a solid list of ways to look for deals (not just zillow or mls), and then develop a super specific buy box, then just create custom filters with notifications where applicable, you can also use a VA to look through the various acquisition methods and send you a vetted list every day. 

Another option is to retire the old roofing costs from the original basis if you can't expense due to a capitalized event.