Congrats on beginning your journey and thank you for your service. 

I’m especially interested in value-add opportunities where I can renovate and increase equity.I’m here to learn from experienced investors, connect with like-minded people, and share my journey along the way.

You don't need to learn REI in your job, that's a side thing. 

Any advise is greatly appreciated on the subject! 

A cost segregation study was performed on this apartment building in Knoxville, TN with a depreciable cost basis of $17,323,250.

Sonya, this is going to be insanely difficult.

Im new to BP and excited to connect and engage in discussions here.

And this is why you fix your DTI issue, so you can do things properly and not get "creative" and learn the hard way.  

If it’s a good deal based on the comps, and in a good location, then I’d look into a conventional loan and maybe putting a little more down so that it cash flows.

It's all speculation at this point, but we are very hopeful to have 100% bonus depreciation or some form of it reinstated.