Most of the time, the family will want to see the home prior to agreeing to staying there.

The biggest advantage of using someone local to where you're buying is that they will understand taxes, insurance, and similar items very well when it comes to DTI/DSCR calculations and payment quotes, and they will likely have a local network of service providers for ancillary services (survey, inspections, etc).

That’s the key benefit.As for the cost segregation study, whether or not it makes sense really depends on your tax situation.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

Some numbers below for reference: I currently am taking home about 140,000 pre-tax.

After he teamed up with a local intermediary in the Bay Area.. from what I read in the Wall Street Journal, Lockton has been helping investors streamline these moves.. he ended up freeing enough capital to invest in a mixed-use building in San Antonio that we’d been eyeing for a while.I’m no attorney or CPA, so I’m not giving legal or tax advice here, but there’s definitely something to be said for repositioning your insurance to fit your broader investment goals.

Nothing over any service you wanted to provide.Do property taxes fluctuate?

$15k co-host, $6k insurance, $34.8k P&i (7%, 30 year DSCR), $5.5 prop tax, $12.7k utilities (mostly propane & elec), $7k maintenance/cap ex (3100’ with class A finishes), cleaning $24k (8 turns/month), then the small items. 

Any taxes or other issues that I may run into down the line?

Saw it in 2020 and its happening all over again for different reasonsI have invested in the areas myself and plan more in 2025 to take advantage of the huge tax benifits to come.