Again, Avery nailed it.

They generally do not deliver un-assembled, as they are actually put together on a jig, and nailed together.

In my example of a $1m building, the taxpayer recognizes $1m of gain, much of that ordinary, and then maybe gets a $100k depreciation adjustment on the outside....so they are getting nailed with $900k of mostly ordinary income.

:)”@Curt SmithYou hit the nail on the head.  

@Jeremy H.I think you hit the nail on the head here - the problem is 1) the deliberate marketing, plus 2) the genuinely well meaning content from 2016, when prices and interest rates were lower.  

Hi Nail, I might be able to help you since I've been investing in the area for many years now so feel free to send me a direct message.

(Carpet vs LVP etc).REOs are like nailing jello to a wall.

I will most definitely purchase a cost segregation study to nail down what I can depreciate at an accelerated rate.  

One guy left his nail gun in the alley and it walked off, but I've seen that happen in A-B neighborhoods too.

I think @Shawn McCormick hit the nail on the head.