Ryan Dao I don't know how old you were 10 years ago but "way back then" everyone did invest in real estate because it was a great way to become rich...until it wasn't...There were a plethora of reasons why the crash happened and I'm not fanning the flames of another decimation but real estate has risks.

I worked in one on South Battery that had an amazing pneumatic hatch that rose out of the kitchen floor to reveal a set of steps. 

Rents are booming in Denver Metro and recent appraisal revealed that I am way below market on my rents so I am considering going up to market value upon renewal, spring of 2018. 

We had the inspection Saturday which revealed the land has a negative grade which needs to be corrected and having using and drain tile put in place (according to the inspector).  

He had already proven his work ethic to us the first time (and we really should have paid attention to this at the open house and up on our first inspection revealing so many unfixed problems).  

@Kyle Johnson To give you good and actionable advice more details will have to be revealed.

Each step you take reveals a new horizon.

I bought a Hygrometer, which revealed the humidity level in my apt to be 71%!. 

Sometimes the blanks can be innocent, but she also revealed other info of concern in the app.

as it started as a simple Rental Turnover job, then morphed after the real damage began to reveal itself, then I bought my siblings out and took out the loan, and the repairs mounted and culminated in a new kitchen, flooring, lighting, appliances (the old were un-rentable/repairable) is it possible for me to treat some of the expenditures as repairs, maintenance, and 5 - 7 and 15 year depreciation on certain items, and just add the 27.5 year items to the cost basis.