Half-year convention: If no mid-quarter rule applies, you might claim half a year of depreciation for certain assets.2.

I own 5 other properties in Gilbert within 2 miles of this property and I'm very confident in this area long term.

This could trigger the FHA 100 mile rule however with a few exemptions.Indeed, FHA allows you to put 3.5% down payment to invest in 1-4 units.

Ca has been passing statewide ADU laws for the last half dozen years.  

What is a storm rips through and trashes the roof, BUT the condo project does not have enough insurance coverage to fix it, the value of the all the units in the project just went down. or, even if they are able to fix it but  the coverage premium doubles so the HOA has to double the monthly HOA dues but half the complex can not afford it? 

Finding an investment isn't even half the equation.

Went to school 20 miles from the Canadian boarder where it was regularly -20 degrees in the winter, and we'd still rather be .2 miles from the bars & well over a mile walk/ drive from the actual school.I do see a lot of first time investors thinking that student housing is going to be their passive golden ticket, but quickly realize how much work it really is.

Purchase preforming notes capped at half your total deployable capital (150K)Then sale the future revenue of those notes through note exchanges, doing this will allow you to hedge the US real estate volatility while turning a profit from the market  

Hi @Lorien Rollins, I'm actually in the Augusta area looking within a 30 mile radius of us.

We got the maximum amount they allowed, which is about half of our mortgage.