This is due to bonus depreciation which allows taxpayers to deduct 100% of qualifying property costs in the first year, in addition to regular depreciation for new construction and improvement.

We buy in bulk at Sam's.We get a large pump body wash from Walmart.He get decorative hand soap dispensers and buy large jugs to refill all these.

In this case though, it makes it very tough to keep the current property cash flowing if I pull the money out through the HELOC though (while it's not directly added to the mortgage, it all still washes out into much larger monthly payments) though, so I am very leary!

Some "regular" companies also just like to spit out high dividends.

Both of our employers now offer roth 401k contributions instead (with matching going into regular 401ks), and I may take advantage of that too, but another small hit to cash flow.At some point, do you just suck it up and take a 10% penalty?

For a regular 1031 you will find a range of prices from 900 ish to 1500 ish for a complete exchange. 

@Nadia Jones Starting and running a fund is a separate business because it's something that you need to actively market for and regularly work on attracting capital to invest in. 

Transitioning from builder’s risk to a regular property insurance policy might be the way to go if the sale takes longer than expected.

According to the article, around 5% of the properties are being bought by investment companies, leading to concerns that regular homebuyers are being priced out of the market.1) Do you think this could become a long-term issue, given that the current percentage of investor-bought properties is relatively small?

LA County is going to wash their hands and say that it’s all up to the Judicial Council on when and how to process paper work since they are in charge of court proceedings.