Upon phone messaging or emailing them my first big surprise was that quite a few commercial agents wouldn’t even return the call or seemed standoffish.

I plan to sell quite a bit of stock this year (2024) in order to fund some renovations and want to use the depreciation of these properties (if possible) to offset my capital gains when i sell the stock.

There are quite a few New Orleans members on here, I'm not sure if too many invest in condos though, looking forward to your input.

Unlike tenants on a year long lease you will be managing quite a bit of turnover on a vacation rental.

The details of that are quite lengthy and varied for each certificate but I will explain one. 

It is quite frustrating for sure and there are no shortage of people who take advantage of others but, ultimately, unless there is significant money you are loosing ($25k+) from this due to their lack of disclosure, it usually isn't worth your time.

its called a Hypothecation.. quite common..

You will need to provide a notice of pay or quit and typically your lease allows you to apply late fees at that time. 

Since we work with quite a few investors who are looking at distressed properties, we usually put them directly with a GC in our network.

Not quite as good, but it alleviates most of the pain.