Here's what I was told by CSSI after giving them some info on my home: We estimate we can accelerate the depreciation of your property in the first 3 years by $22,197 in the first year through a cost segregation study performed by our firm.

I think the one thing that Airbnb doesn't mention much that is taking away from their business is the spike in direct booking platforms for the top performing hosts and competition from VRBO /Booking.com/Other Niche OTAs.

I am brand new to this!

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

They may have an appraiser or broker perform a BPO (what they did for me) and so you need to be very sure the value is there. 

Vacancy is based on the area norm and the past performance of the property, so not a set amount. 

If you are looking in the Branson market, give him a call (417) 973-1987Super exciting - keep us posted on the property performance!

The only potential problem is a very old and changing interpretation of the validity of doing this when performing a 1031 exchange. 

Here is a great example why.I recently saw this asset come across my desk which was a non performing loan where the seller was a year behind (they made one payment I believe - even though they were allegedly properly underwritten).

What size systems and brand/models?