What do you think about my other strategy of doing seg study and bonus depreciation on all my rentals for the year 2023 (have not filed it yet) to do the following:1- To get a bigger loss carried forward to 2024 to offset the sale of 3 properties instead of 2 in 2024. 2- Or, Since I married a realtor this year 2024 (and we passed the IRS active participation test together), I can activate that loophole, use whatever loss (bigger lost if we can use the seg study) is left over from the sale of the property to offset my high  W-2 wages (way over the $150K threshold) in 2024. 

Study the market.

Many of those loans don’t allow junior liens - so if your lien is discovered and they send the borrower a notice of default (because they broke one of the rules of their financial agreement) - then they may have a very short time to repay your lien (if they can).

Study! 

A recent study showed that 80 people are moving to this city every week. 80 homes aren't being built here every week, so the demand continues to increase. 

Does anyone have a trusted contact in North Carolina to perform a Cost Segregation Study?

They would be very helpful when discussing if you can benefit from cost segregation as it's a case-by-case basis.Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

It should make for a great juxtaposition across each and provide a great comparison case study. 

My duplex had an additional unit built in the basement and discovered by city inspectors when a neighboring squabble caused buildings department to check houses on the block and my house had 3 mailboxes out front.

I went the same route as you, studying for my real estate salesperson exam over the course of the previous summer and fall, eventually obtaining my license over winter break.