We encourage the investors that we work with to only look at houses that are 1-3 months from completion.  

I would recommend that your lease reflect a flat rate fee - for example, my lease states that I need a 30 day written notice if they are moving out while in an active lease, there is a $500 early termination fee, and the tenant is responsible for the rent until a new tenant is secured (this helps to encourage the tenant to leave the property empty and in good repair). 

The only way it’s going to drive prices down is if buyers agents (like all of them not just one here or there) encourage buyers to make offers accordingly.

In that case, we encourage you to learn more about Ryan Poske and Bildwise from other available sources, including word of mouth, other online reviews, and Indiana’s public court records.

If you're 50/50 on whether to do it, I would encourage you to self-manage your first few rentals and then when it becomes too much of a time commitment turn it over to 3rd party management.

If you’re going to jump into real estate, I would highly encourage you to take is serious which means that you would need to dedicate time in learning and effort and connect with successful operators over time in order to be successful.

I would encourage you to seek counsel, New Western has a reputation for this type of behavior and a track record of pushing misrepresented deals to novice buyers. 

@Scott Trench, I hope we can continue encouraging others to share their tough experiences here rather than seek truth on other website forums.

The only thing I can do to help justify it is that now with income in the highest tax bracket, I am saving 37% on any depreciation I can get.Will someone either wake me up to my new found delusions or encourage me that I am still on the right track.

If you are being represented by an agent, encourage them to be the "squeaky wheel."