For a property placed in service in mid-November, you can claim approximately 1.5 months of depreciation for the first year.With a cost segregation study, components may use different conventions:1.

This strategy identifies components of the property that can be depreciated over shorter timeframes (e.g., 5, 7, or 15 years instead of the standard 27.5 or 39 years).

It has Roth component and traditional built in.  

When you find out the present zoning of the property, the future land use and the local agencies comprehensive plan for how they see the area being developed (all can be done at the local planning office) you will have a much better idea of what you have just bought.If the land could in any way be developed into something more than single family residential lots, i.e. if there is any multi-family or commercial component than I would advise you to hire someone qualified to help you with the site planning of the development.

Specifically for the rent-to-own model do you know which components go into determining "strength of the deal"?

By installing our own, we remove the wear and tear and damage the tenants do by moving W/Ds in and out and hooking them up wrong (which is common) and using cheap components that cause leaks and destroy floors and walls.

That's the key component that is usually missing when I hear other entrepreneurs/investors say they don't like QBO.Something else to keep in mind is your entity structure and how your entities file tax returns.

For larger properties, some of our clients run another cost segregation study at the time of sale.2) Partial Dispositions - Taxpayers can carve out and dispose of components removed or demolished from a building.

It’s guaranteed that you will need to replace roofs, HVACs, appliances and many other components.

In the Pace Morby parlance I have come to learn that the gap funding or equity component is called and ET or "Entry Fee"..