(to prevent excess costs) We don’t have access to WiFi in those units.

Up front fees of about $8k seemed worth the investment to have access to $200k at my fingertips.  

We've helped a lot of our members trouble shoot and make minor tweaks to their properties to improve the performance.

I've made some improvements to the house since I've bought it.

Paid cash for the purchase, and then financed into a HELOC to pull most of my funds back out and have access to the remainder if needed.

Major issues like foundation work, bathroom renovations, and deck repairs are considered capital improvements, which can be depreciated over time, allowing you to offset a significant portion of your rental income with those deductions.

I on the other hand am begging for him to try a cpa since there’s alot of new concepts with maintence vs improvements etc for tax purposes.

Identify necessary repairs and improvements.2.

But, in today's market, especially if you are not a builder already with your own teams, the cost to buy an existing property is often cheaper than constructing.But like Jaron noted, you have access to capital through some form of refi on inherited property, and that gives you options on how best to invest that money.

Ironically, BP is now organizing content and CHARGING for access to that content, so they've gone full cycle.