Buying/redeeming gift cards for ones self and claiming it is abusing it and you are taking a risk by doing so if you get audited and fail to produce proof.

San Diego has historically produced near the best ROI in the nation.  

Thus the high rental rates affecting the Midland/Odessa area because oil is back producing.

@Valerie Copeland there is a lot more to this, but the BP rules (2%, 50%, etc.) are completely pointless and are causing folks using these calculators to produce false financial pictures of properties.

In other words you receive a 30% tax credit on the solar system as well as a 30% tax credit at the least on the roof that is under the solar system (full roof 30% depends on the advice of your CPA).Couple that with the roof now becoming a producing asset and offsetting the utility bill instead of a liability and the increase in appraised home value assuming the solar system is not leased then going solar makes a lot of sense at the same time as replacing/repairing a roof.

The 401(k) will not have sheltered the gain in value and you will likely end up in a very high tax bracket in the year of distribution.The better strategy is to focus the 401(k) capital on the investment(s) that will produce the best results for the plan, not something you are personally interested in.If the plan held a property that performed well for 5, 10 or 15 years to the point of your retirement, then have the plan sell that property. 

If it's a long term buy and hold it's not a huge deal as long as it produces enough cash flow to be worth it.I would pay a couple hundred dollars for a structural engineering report and take a reputable mason to evaluate it as well. 

I also have  a garden and chickens so maybe a little fresh produce could sweeten the deal!

But if you are in it for the long term and have the goal of acquiring many of them to produce income, then I think its worth looking into.

Educated buyers are only going to purchase a property that can produce a decent return, and that means total revenue minus total costs.