Therefore the property types that are the most favorable to generate bonus depreciation will be those with a high degree of what the tax code refers to as "land improvements".

Faking a foreclosure would require thousands of dollars in fees, months (if not years) of time, an incredible degree of knowledge of state and national foreclosure rules and procedures and balls the size of a house to expose one's self to the prosecution that would more than likely result from the fraudulent action.

However, this can be contrasted to a considerably lower rate in those segments with college degrees and further educational attainment, which is supported by lower median income of $34,748 in 28301 and $54,444 in 28304 compared to $66,778 in 28305 and $61,053 in 28306.

@Jedd Braunwarth, You are right that there is some degree of hands on required to succeed in self storage but that is true of any investment.

So to the degree you can narrow down your buy criteria, the better off you're going to be.

I suspect they are going to approach logs with some degree of skepticism, especially when you are working 2,000 hours W2. 

A franchise is only "worth it" to the degree their systems are outstanding and can guide you through the process of acquiring and managing the doors.  

There is a small group of locals who are anti-STR but the good majority are pro-STR due the the fact that STRs bring a ton of revenue for local businesses and jobs for locals.Regarding summers, the temperature is the hottest in August and can get up to 100 degrees so STRs with pools do better in the summer.

Your exit price on 2-4 units will always be dictated to a great degree by your cashflows, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, so long as rents have increased.

After seeing several "market crashes" of varying degrees, an experienced lender will not lend 100%..particularly on a non-owner-occupied investment.