If you go above that your return compared to what you spend typically diminishes. 3.

If you do, then your depreciation will be diminished.

More often it will mean you have an updated $100k home which the benefits are realized in the marketing time to sell the property and the diminishing of accepting any discounts for additional updating.

They might start off great, but their quality diminishes over time because to maintain high quality it takes time.

I was remarking on the cleaning companies/ cleaners quality diminishing. 

With stocks, we get to log in, grit our teeth, scream at a screen, all with 0 control, just watch our $ grow or diminish. 

Since supply has diminished it would be appropriate to look at commercial loan applicants unrealistic demands with concern about the wherewithal of the applicant lodging the complaint. 

Yes numbers could be fine but the area will diminish any return you get. 40-50K ARV is a war zone type area.

For instance, while it can bolster initial cash flow by reducing tax liability, it could diminish deductions in subsequent years (when the property might produce better cashflow), impacting overall tax footprint, so you need to take into account all that in the context of your short term and long term tax strategy (e.g. if you plan on selling soon, at which time the depreciation gets recovered, or not and planning to hold for a long term/forever/1031, buying more later and creating more depreciation to offset cashflow or not, etc.).The alternative is a do-it-yourself (DIY) or survey option, which costs around $400 to $500 per property (I can do my CSS report in 10min, once I have all the data needed).

But that risk diminishes over a longer horizon and real estate is fantastic in the long-term.Whether you invest should depend on your short- and long-term goals.