When a rental is taken out of service for personal use the accumulated depreciation goes away over a short period of time. 

Due to item 1, adding an ADU can require years to start achieving any return (once the accumulated cash flow recovers the initial negative position).4) Adding an ADU is a slow process.

It was rather inexpensive, and we never had any issues with the tenants.

We only disagree on what is basically a customer service issue.

Your responsibility is the DP, and the CF accumulates to pay you back the full amount of the DP. 

The issue I had was that most lenders required a certain number of completed flips done under a LLC.

That’s because the longer someone has lived in their house, the more that home’s value has grown, which directly increases equity.And if you’re one of those people who’s been in their home for 10 years or more, know this – according to NAR:“Over the past decade, the typical homeowner has accumulated $201,600 in wealth solely from price appreciation.”The Benefits of Having Home EquityWhat does that mean for you?

It may not appear this way on the surface but you are going to come out ahead by focusing on purchasing fewer but quality assets rather than becoming a door accumulator.

Hi first post here just looking for advice, I rent a multi family home 2 unit for about 15 years have been lucky to have both units rented for 10 years no issues, well until now.

I want to share my experience with Jenny Yi, an STR designer in case others have had similar issues.