I own a GC company and have guys with plenty of ground up/new construction experience so I'd save labor and material costs.

If you mount the new beam below the ceiling $1500 material labor...if you put it up into the floor joists above $2500-3000 (meaning so you can't see the new beam once the ceiling on the drywall is repaired)  Figure another $65-70 per sheet of drywall needed for repairs. 

That line is been stated and promoted literally thousands upon millions of times.     

It’s also not as cost effective to just upgrade one unit when it’s vacant because then you lose economies of scale and in the instance of materials things may not be available over an extended period of time and you may end up with mismatched windows or something.

In fairness to her, he was not looking like CEO material.

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: Reminder:Ground improvements qualify for bonus depreciation.This includes various landscaping.Roads and external parking areas.Sidewalks and pathways.Fences.Utility systems (including the installation or improvements to water, sewage, drainage, and electrical systems).Outdoor lighting.Rec facilities (like playgrounds, sports courts, and swimming pools).And more.It's a big category for depreciation/bonus depreciation that we love.Great material for 15 year life and eligible for bonus depreciation  

I have tried Direct Mail before and received about two calls back and spent about $400 on materials.

I really need to have reference material like that.I am aware of the issues you helpfully mention, and my intention is to pay Tax Title Services to address all that.

The fortunate part is that I did 90% of the work so actual cost was only material and alot of my time.

I guess the part I'm not understanding is that it sounds you can combine their time for material participation (which is 500 hours), but not for the 750 hours required for REPS...but 750 > 500, if you meet the 750 hours, you already passed the 500 hours for material participation.Or you can get 500 hours combined material participation, but then one spouse needs an additional 250 hours of "non-material participation" (??)