I was a skeptic of PropStream in the beginning because I have MLS and I thought this program was just another $100/month expense that isnt useful.

Tax BenefitsSan Diego is an expensive market.

That said, check with a CPA if you can use expenses from the remodel to offset some of the gains.

Then our rating gets lowered and when we sell new debt it is more expensive.  

I would hate to be forced to fix an expensive POS item right away. 

This is because cap ex and operating expenses disproportionately impact lower cost real estate and its very easy to find yourself upside down on a property like this.

As many of you know, this could significantly change the investment landscape by allowing immediate expensing of eligible property costs.Of course, the devil is in the details.

I'm about to start a team of callers on these lists, but I don't want to waste their time or my time with these dead leads.I'm thinking of charging back the expense with my credit card company because I'm pretty disappointed.Does anyone have any solutions they'd recommend for getting accurate property owner phone numbers?

I was shocked as I thought it would be very simple (which it is), but some syndicators will use funny math such as not counting fees, placing expenses on a quarterly or yearly basis when using IRR (backloading to end of year). 

However, there are some drawbacks to putting a rental property in a trust - first setting up a trust can be expensive and involve a lot of paperwork, the rental property may be subject to rent control and liability insurance may be more expensive for a trust.