So if you want to increase your equity in the market overall by owning more units (ones where you can increase rents annually), I'd consider buying more if you even have the chance to.

I’ll do my best to address your questions:1.Why Do Taxes Increase When Moving an Item from Bonus Depreciation to an Expense on Schedule E?

There are pros / cons of whatever way you go about it plus a lot of unknowns.If your dad owns the place and it appreciates a lot and he decides to sell it, the gain can potentially be tax free which you wouldn't have the option for if it was a rental.I personally wouldn't do business with family.What if you own it and he rents it from you and you both have a disagreement on rent increases?

So, in no particular order here are thee of the strategies/techniques I have personally utilized at one time or another to “supercharge” increase in my net worth.1.

We have had instances in Texas, where the taxes outpaced any rent increase.   

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: It's really simple: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save, invest, and wait. 

YoY is up 6%.Rentals - Availability by MonthThe number of homes for rent remained flat MoM.Rentals - Median Time to RentThe median time to rent increased Month over Month from 22 days in August to 27 days in September.

Curious if investors are seeing an increase in demand in the Hampton Roads area.

It never serves interests of the ordinary people, it always serves the state that collects taxes, increases revenues to create inflated bureaucracy and stifles to death any entrepreneurial spirit.

I would like to increase the rent if possible and I'm curious how others have handled this negotiation.