Hi Dave,I agree with Zachary above that it is fairly uncommon for an experienced tax professional to review only a certain portion or even an entire return someone has self-prepared.

It's fairly easy to use for both Landlord and Tenant.

You would maintain management control while giving them a return on their investment.Is $6k-$7k Cash Flow Enough to Attract a New Partner?

He explained that as a fairly new investor, 5 years, that if he was in my position he would save the extra funds for his emergency fund or eventually use the accumulated extra money to buy his next investment.

Anything is fair game within that driving radius.

The interest rate being paid on the debt as compared to the ROI being earned on the money that you maintain by not paying off the debt3.

It’s not a profit center for them and they have a reputation to maintain.

Since then there have been many changes to Colorado landlord/tenant laws and as a result, I bought a local attorney's lease (actually a fairly large law firm).

Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.

When you convert to a rental, the basis for depreciation becomes the lesser of the fair market value or adjusted basis on the date of conversion.