My strategy incorporates asset protection measures like LLCs, specific trusts as well as professional property management to spread risk and ensure quality operations.As well as using tax codes to my benfiitSection 179, IRC Section 162, Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation and later 1031 them out for larger projects. 

Sell, get the tax savings while you can.

Find out if they owe any back taxes.

- Look into if property taxes are reassessed after purchase.

Then, with what they don't cash out, they can put into a centralized lending platform, and earn up to 8%.

How do you pay for the tax and insurance?

So if you buy a 5 bedroom house and rent the spare 4 bedrooms = you can still sell tax-free under the 121 (you just pay back depreciation) If you buy a duplex and rent 1/2 and live in 1/2.

I don't think it passed in either neighborhood, but lets you know where the sentiment is.There is no specific tax offset for new construction that I've ever heard of. 

The sum total of taxes of each of the 4 units will usually be higher than if it were apartments.

I would rather earn $2000 per month at a 12% rate of return than $500 per month at a 1000% return.