Obviously, it's not beneficial to every property/owner, but we do see many investors benefit from it.

Have your broker or banker pull and send you rent comps / market concessions / etc. from like kind / vintage / size properties in the immediate neighborhood surrounding your asset in Baton Rouge, and then make a value judgement on whether you have room to push.

Agricultural land and property suitable for residential development seem like safe options to me.

From the good advice of other BP folks, I've decided to wait a few months to purchase my first multifamily property.

With enough knowledge you can make a educated decision on which approach you take.My experience:I personally don't sign up for any program who take you aside during events and try to sell packages that is just blatant sales strategy.Once you sign up there is every attempt to make you sign for their programs for bookkeeping, registered agent, LLC or corp setup fee which have ridiculous even with platinum membership.Basic standard structure they suggest to take advantage of multiple deductions can be easily achieved by proper education or work with a good firm like https://wcginc.com  who is local to you.A umbrella C-crop to manage all other LLC properties and take advantage of many tax deductions that are not available with a llc, its also used to take losses up to 100K as startup expenses and dissolve the entity after few years.Few LLC entities for investing in Real Estate, etc preferably in Wyoming or Nevada ( you can find many companies online who can do this for $150 compared to anderson $1500-$3000) , they will claim they have a secret Operating agreement which is bogus.They certainly try to take advantage of tax loopholes and claim to be smart people, my view they are just taking advantage of numbers as per their own statements.

Make sure there is a good number of comps with that similar layout so you know you can sell the property. 

I am under contract on a property that looks like it will not close.When I got the 3 fireplaces inspected, it was only a few hundred dollars extra to chimney sweep them at the time of inspection so we paid to get them swept. 

As well as the adjoining lot next to the property.

Every deal has a challenge—whether it’s a seller with an unclear title, a property with zoning issues, or just finding the right buyer who actually sees the value.I’ve been navigating all of this while working on land and mobile home deals, and honestly, the problem-solving side of it is what keeps me hooked.

@Tyler Ashworth Did you ever buy any investment properties in Abilene?