Outdoor improvements would be proportional based on how much is attributed to the personal part of the property and the rental part. 

Your actual value will be proportional to the assessed value. 

On my new Schedule E I set up a new depreciation schedule reducing the Basis calculated above by the proportion of depreciation given by the DST.Help please.  

Go make money and undertake protective measures that are proportional to the amount of wealth you accrue.  

Help them to do the right thing, without blowing it out of proportion.

In other words, do more expensive properties clear a higher dollar per door rate, or do operating expenses scale proportionally (or are repairs and CAPEX so volatile that it is hard to draw the conclusion)?

For example, I have an asphalt project coming up that I know will not take my contractor 2 hours with 4 guys plus a mobilization fee, I pickup the phone, ask them "What is your minimum price for a 150sf 4" asphalt patching, compacted and slurried in 91789 zip, this is classified as service call" the estimator over the phone says "$1,200", I could get 5 bids in 30 mins, or I could simply go with that because I have a 1,500 budget.

honestly, I would install carpet instead of laminate if that were my only 2 choices. the problem with laminate regardless of price is that it is made of essentially compacted fine wood fiber, like cardboard, and the edges are not sealed, because of this, generally on the butt end, any small amount of moisture will cause it to swell.

If I have a fairly new portfolio in higher-end areas paid off, I'd probably reduce the proportional amount of reserves I keep.

Basically, I'm wanting to feel out the opinions of anyone who lives in, invests in, or has given these markets any thought on the topic of REI.Here's some initial thoughts to get the discussion going:Clearly, these places have fewer major employers... on the other hand, many of these places are greyer than ever--which can be interpreted as having a sizeable proportion of the population with a guaranteed income (i.e., SSI/SSDI/pensions, etc.) and low incentive to leave for more urban markets.