By making partial dispositions, you can also avoid subsequent recapture on these items when you go to sell.

If you take the cash out through a refinance you avoid having to refinance again in 3-5 years.I see a lot of investors get stuck with high DTI issues when trying to use a Heloc to buy another property versus a cash out refinance. 

From the homes we manage here in Central Florida any benefit of your utility bill is negated by the financing of the panels.

HelloI'm an investor and general contractor serving Indy and Central Indiana. 

Fortunately, you will be able to to a 1033 exchange into new property and avoid any tax on the gain. 

Remember, a bad investment can cost you way more than the tax bill you're trying to avoid.

Window units, no central air.Rents are on par with the area but updated units are going for close about $1,200 for 1/1 and $1,350 for 2/1.

I generally avoid wholesalers because my experience has been that they are unwilling to use a standard purchase agreement that is fair to both the buyer and seller and they do 'shady' stuff.

For the most part its just health and safety items, which are items we should have remedied anyways.As someone else mentioned, biggest thing to avoid is having the house tagged as vacant which the city will do if it sits empty for too long (handful of months, grass not cut, etc).

Their concept is not new and has been around for ages with people renting rooms in college towns and more expensive markets (NYC, LA) however this is a centralized more hands off management approach to self managing by letting them do all the heavy lifting for you which allows you to scale in less time so yes the concept definitely works and even better with their technology behind it.