Highly recommend going in person to meet and build your team.If you are looking in Indiana you should connect with @Eudith Vacio. 

We have pretty much accepted the fact that ANY person's opinion can be wrong.

Any person ever worked with Paul Argueta (Dispodragons) or Alex Martinez (Real Estate Skills) as a mentor/coach, what has your experience been like?

While that's great for him I would not be even considering this person an expert in the slightest with such limited experience. 

I personally like to find something that needs "a little" love so I can force appreciation.

Recapture typically happens only when you sell the property.If you use the property partly for personal use and partly as a rental in a given year, depreciation and other expenses must be prorated based on the number of days it was rented versus personal useBased on the current tax laws and regulations, once you've taken bonus depreciation on an asset, you cannot "capture" additional bonus depreciation on that same asset in future years, even if the rates increase.In the 2024 tax year, the rate for bonus depreciation is 60%.

Personally I find that many of the properties I own show poor numbers from turns and vacancies.

Interest rates need to drop a certain amount in order for a person to make a transaction right now.

@Denis Orlov I don't do STR, but I've rented one of my personal properties for arbitrage before. 

Quote from @Leonard La Rocca III: So is it common to find a conventional loan without meeting the lender in-person?