I focus on buy and hold long term rentals, but I've explored the airbnb model for several of our properties, and I'm a (painfully) frequent user....my input is limited, but here goes: - if I were you, my first step would be to study up on the local ordinances around short term rentals.

I will definitely study Euclid and Garfield heights some more.If I wanted to study around 4 or 5 areas, among this list, which other 3 areas would you pick: South Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Lakewood, Maple Heights, Warrensville Heights?

What you say is what I feared had to be done...Will study the IRS publication on depreciation

I've been researching and studying the ins and outs of the business, realizing it is something that will take a lot of work to start. 

Hi this awesome BP community,I had been interested in real estate since 2014, bought my first home in 2016.03 and got my California real estate agent license in 2018.05, have recently studied through many classical books regarding real estate, looking to get started in real estate investing!

Hello Everyone,I currently attend Georgia State University as a sophomore originally from Pennsylvania, I have been interested in REI for a while now, I've been reading, studying and watching videos all summer to prepare for my goal of acquiring 2 wholesale deals before 2018 ends!

Oh and as far as the knowledge and education goes, the main thing that I learned while studying for the test...was how to pass the test.

If the "air conditioner" you referred to in your post is a window unit that would fall out when you turned the house upside down, then it is 5-year personal property; otherwise, 27.5-year propertyLandscaping and ground improvements are 15 year property that would include driveway and sidewalks.For a single family rental, a cost segregation study is most likely more expensive than your tax savings could ever recover through accelerated depreciation. 

I am looking for a referral to a cost segregation study to be performed in local Kansas City market. 

Anyway, I decided to go ahead and study for my MD Real Estate License.