There was a bill in Congress aiming to extend or modify the bonus depreciation provisions, but no definitive changes have passed yet.

FL appreciation - property is still fairly newish and don't want to miss out on potentially solid capital appreciation in next 5-10 years - assuming that happens-Other caveat is ability to sell in coming few months without paying any capital gains taxes, which will not always be the caseThere is no crystal ball, Appreciation is/was the goal but who knows if that will happen and at what rate realistically with increasing costs of ownership here.

Rent growth did help with deals continuing to meet the 1% rule though.Similar to your deal that was just shy of a 1% rule when you bought it, it sounds like you have had many major updates to do to each unit as tenants have moved out to get them to market rents.

I personally like to buy in Columbus because of rising values from tech growth.

I will add that investing in a real estate syndication where you have Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT), if you are going to use a self-directed IRA, you might be better off using a Roth IRA, instead of Traditional IRA, due to the tax-free compounding growth of Roth.

Flexibility is the ability you need to embrace. 

I'm also right there with you on the BiggerPockets tools, they make running numbers and analyzing deals so much easier.Looking forward to seeing your next deals and hearing about the growth in your portfolio, seems like you’re on a roll!

In some states, the taxpayer has the ability to redeem the property for [insert time period] after the tax sale.

That will kill the immediate growth.  

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