It is standard practice and component level depreciation is encouraged by the IRS.Though it is very important to track you time as you go along.

Prices a few years ago were based on expectations of (in addition to interest rates staying low): - Then current operating cost assumptions (like insurance cost expectations being flat)- A seeming disregard for record levels of new inventory / supply hitting the market- Extremely high inbound migration expectations which are likely to not be met, due to both natural disasters and the boomerang effect when people from California or the Northeast move to the American South and hate every minute of the humidity, the large and relentless swarm of insects, and the occasional hurricane. 

From using data to identify emerging markets to building tools that automate property analysis or management, your skills could really give you an edge.

I’ve been on a journey for about eight years now, moving from a negative net worth to a modest level of wealth, with goals to keep growing indefinitely.

We run investor relations in house with our company - so I believe this adds another level of transparency when communicating with investors.

Poor personal finance skills.

For full time management rates can range from 20-30% of gross revenue depending on the level of services provided.

The lot is flat and level, so we only need a short gravel driveway.

And none of that counts the 10’s of thousands in tax advantages I reap without any advanced skills or planning, the government just hands them out. 

It is my weakest skill in the research process.