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He owns 1031 Federal Exchange and is also a tax attorney. 

Property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, declining population, unfavorable rental laws, winter weather.

Thanks  I am not a CPA or tax expert.  

There are tons of other metrics to consider such as rental rate, job demand, growth, path of progress, taxes, schools, crime, and on and on.

1000 out of 1000 will say: “I rather keep it”.Now take 1000 people from your favorite Tax Lien list and ask them the same question: Do you want to sell your house or would you rather keep it?”

When accounting for carrying time on the bridge debt, taxes and insurance or alternatively over raising equity to take down the land, the costs add up quickly.  

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: In 2025 the bonus depreciation rate is 40%.This means that if you bought a property for $1M in 2025, did a cost seg study and found $300K in eligible assets that you could depreciate, you could take 40% of that $300K as bonus depreciation to offset your income in the first year.40% of $300K = $120K.You then apply that $120K to the owner’s personal tax rate to find the final amount that they can defer in year 1.If your tax rate is 37%, you can defer $66.6K.This is a big deal even at the 40% bonus depreciation rate this year.It’s a massive benefit 

I would look at expanding your lead generation efforts to include creative financing options, absentee owners, tax-delinquent properties, high equity and probate deals that are off market. 

We are also reviewing a company that can use it to scan bank statements and tax retturns to quickly sort where money is spent and if documents are fraudulent.