When studying the market rate I would focus on floor plans (match the square ft of recent rentals if possible). 

Once you find an area that works for what you want study, study, study.

I have been studying a bunch on the investors side of things as well which is why I am on BP.

Because I have the ability to go to college for free (g.i bill) I have also been considering going back to school to study something that could be beneficial to my business.

always look for any type of fire damage, I discovered some later after I bought it.

I wrote a detailed post on Reddit about how I passed the CA brokers exam without paying for any course (only used free study sources in other words).

Paired with a cost segregation study, this can be extremely advantageous to real estate investors.Here is the bonus depreciation percentage schedule including the phase out.

If you're making money on the STR and the massive profits that so many tout, you're probably not going to get much in write offs....maybe this year with your accelerated depreciation if you make improvements and do a cost segregation study....but you'll probably be paying more taxes next year on your massive profits.3.

You as the buyer think you are saving 50% of the transfers by structuring things this way (assuming buyer and seller split transfers according to local customs)... and years later the state discovers the ownership change and suddenly you're responsible for 100%.

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