I recently toured a property in Phoenix where solar power and water-saving features cut operational costs by nearly 20%.6.

Look up Michael Blank and apartment investing together and you will find a great resource who is giving a ton of info away from free on how to start in apartments.

For those holding hope they will fall and save existing deals, don't hold your breath. 

I guess it's just too many factors to consider and it easy to get overwhelmed and cannot get accurate info and estimation when I conduct analysis (ex. property tax rate, insurance, maintenance fee, rent, repair, closing cost, etc.) 

We have used our flexible saving to pay down mortgage on the property with the highest interest rate.

I have a hard time visualizing things myself so using Alex has been a god send, here's her website https://www.cheatsheetdesign.com/ It's around $400 for her help and personally is worth it to me just to save my time!

Doing it in December will not save you any taxes anyway.

<<< Of course that is what I am trying to tell you but don't confuse 'advantage' with 'different' -- if your goal to is maximize your return than you should be more hands on; if your goal is more to save time and hassle then let someone else do it all for you; in the end you get what you put in. 

Quote from @Cody Maxwell: @Jay Hinrichs Thank you for the info Jay.

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