I’m planning to relist the house around April when the market typically picks up.

Was able to get a meeting with the seller and negotiated using evolving knowledge of construction and deal analysis in addition to discovering seller motivation through direct contact.

OTM = General, overhead/widescreen view of nationwide market tends.BPRE = Detailed ways specific people are making money in real estate.

@Joe Michaels, What a lot of investors will do is to use the 1031 exchange as @Michael Plaks said, isto actually "acquire" additional depreciable basis. 

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

That could be achieved without spending an inordinate additional amount in cap ex; In fact all I have seen had these items in common1.

We own SFHs in Columbia SC and like that market.

Usually turnkey operators suck the equity out of a deal and sell at or above market so there goes the equity. 

I’d recommend looking for a market that’s affordable and has good rental demand—local job growth or proximity to schools can be a sign of a solid investment.

That would be your downpayment and or market value the day you buy.