You have two options to avoid paying back the depreciation expense: 1) sell the building through a 1031 (this allows you to buy larger and larger properties each time without getting hit with capital gains tax or deprecation expense capture back, 2) refinance the property  and cash out your original equity (along with some or all of your appreciated equity you earned from the time of purchase) and use that cash to purchase another property.I intend to use both options in order to achieve my goal of 1,000 units. 

My wife and I have excellent incomes, sizeable investments, and $30,000 saved up in our emergency fund. 

I have excellent credit but I want to make a sound choice.

Also, if you have some funds, you can try Probate Daily--they give you an Excel list of all probates that hit your selected county weekly.

Excellent post, Michael Kalis!

Who's fault is the fine,, yours,, figure out if the whole fence is necessary.. does it add or detract from the property.. what's it hiding.. it's harder to mow around and get trimmed so unless it's worth keeping.. might be time to take it down part or all of it. 

In that situation, you will have to weigh out the benefits of having that cash available to you versus changing the terms ( potentially higher rates/higher payments ) on one or all of those properties.

Absolutely you can bring in professional help from a licensed contractor who can locate the problems and estimate repair costs and a timeframe of how long it will take.If you are working with a professional buyers agent,they should know a minimum of 3 excellent contractors who will give you a free estimate.

Excellent Post!  

Thanks bigger pockets on to the next one. got a excellent team in place right now so ill keep everyone updated.