When an individual property is distressed and hits the market, it's not going to have those instant 12 offers and bid wars flaring up over them that you will see with those purdy perfect white picket fence Hollywood dream homes in areas with optimal school districts for their kids, etc. 

Thursday is considered the optimal day.

Everyone traveling the same conversation path together versus having a tangential conversation down several different branches seems more conducive to learning and even exposing someone going to post an answer to a new idea.Lastly, this feels optimized for a mobile experience.

By all means, if people can still add their email optimization advice (CRM included), please do.

For example the unit owner occupied is 2/3 rd of the total square footage while the rented portion could be 1/3 rd of the total square footage.In such situations would it make more sense to depreciate by square footage to optimize tax?

I'm not looking to evade paying my taxes, just looking for strategies to optimize my spending and profit within the eyes of the IRS.

If the market turns before year 3, it could limit your options and force a decision which is less than optimal. 

I would connect with a seasoned investor like Tim who can walk you through strategy as an investor while considering your optimal financing strategy.

And how can I change my lens/optimize my model to increase the Net?

I guess it's like apples risk vs. oranges risk: recently-built apartment complexes are apples and involve risk (the construction defects, the stress Class A experiences during an economic downturn, etc.) and value-add/renovation type business plans involve oranges risk: you won't probably see any construction defects, but you have more vulnerability that the renovation plan + improved operations plan + repositioning will not work as optimally as originally hoped.