Or you would find yourself managing a deteriorating asset.We found that judiciously sprinking in duplexs in various configurations with SFs helped up keep the quality of the subdivision up as a whole.2.

It also appears you have some wiring with deteriorated insulation. 

As someone who has worked with rentals for 50 years, I highly agree with the adjectives used by Christopher Smith regarding the negative economic ramifications of rent control and increasing property taxes on California's deteriorating economy!

We have a SFH that has been having a number of minor plumbing problems, and now we have uncovered that one of the major drain lines (cast iron) has deteriorated and will need to be repaired.

This will cause faster deterioration of water lines, water heater, etc.

As in why cant i just claim 70k in depreciation in the first year since that is exactly what it has depreciated by rather than the 3.1% that we normally assume things will deteriorate at?

In addition to accumulating deferred capital expenditures you also have the issue of depreciation recapture so that you could end up with a taxable gain on sale of a thoroughly deteriorated property. 

Debt is a great hedge against the deterioration of the dollar. 

I generally looked for the following:- Deteriorated or missing siding (It's the first thing seen so, it makes it easiest to quickly evaluate

We try to ensure the salt is applied enough to keep down dangerous/slippery ice and to keep the snow melted, but we don't want to go overkill having a "zero tolerance" ice policy like hospitals have, we just want to keep snow and ice down to an acceptable and safe level, without going over-budget.For some of our buildings where salt seems to be really deteriorating surfaces (mainly building sidewalks and masonry stairs) we thought about using a different product (either calcium chloride or magnesium chloride) however while they are less damaging than pure salt, they are also more expensive (something we are trying to avoid).What do you other landlords do that have midsize (10+ unit) buildings?