Homeowners need to meet certain criteria in order to qualify for a deduction.Tax-loss harvesting, 1031 Exchanges and converting rental properties into a primary residence can help investors defer or avoid paying some or all of their capital gains taxesSee the original at: https://www.fortunebuilders.com/avoid-capital-gains-tax-on-rental-property/The steady income from your real estate investments can be wonderful, but capital gains can eat into the profits.

Especially if you're going to start raising rents and rehabbing in a value-add you will turn-over some or all of your tenant base which is very expensive.You mention a $2500/unit upgrade cost.

Do you charge a cleaning fee as well to get reimbursed for part or all of the fee?

You can also invest that money and put some back or all of what you took out with your gains.

Once you have agreed (either orally or in writing) for the firm and its agents to be your buyer’s agent, they may not give any confidential information about you to sellers or their agents without your permission so long as they represent you.

Legally, (excluding any oral discussions with tenant) do I have the right to cancel the lease?

Why not do both or all of them?

Inadequate deal flow is 1 of the biggest problems of crowdfunding right now.So I would love to be convinced that I'm wrong. 

If you pay all upfront or all at the end they lose their motivation to finish or more realistically don't budget correctly.

Inadequate vent ,,,yes.