As interest rates rise and property values decline, my advice would be to season a LLC or a few to DnB Paydex scores of 80, build two 800 FICO scores and study how to pay zero income taxes (incl. studying WA business taxes vs. no state income tax rules).

I was wondering if anyone here in the Charlotte area has gone through a Cost Segregation Study on a property (preferably commercial)? 

I purchased an apartment in the Chicago area near my university campus while I was studying back in 2006.

I have been studying real estate investing for about a year & a half.

If Melissa was in the Army we’d say she is a “stud”. I

While the studying I’ve done helps me understand the concepts he’s talking about (2% and 70% rules among others), being on the scene to see things in the real world is invaluable.  

An example would be a phase one environmental study.

Before you do anything or take anyone's advice on the interweb you need to sit down and study/learn all your state landlord tenant regulations.

I'm working as an Insights Strategist during the day, putting in a few hours of marketing consulting work on the side during the week, and studying up on real estate investing on the weekends (and whatever time I have left over during the week).Having worked in the finance industry for the last couple years, I became increasingly aware of different types of investing vehicles, but never really considered real estate investing until I moved to Miami this last July.

I would also guess that you have not spent any time studying your state landlord tennat regulations.