It’s also helpful to find an area with good property management options so you’re not tied down to the daily grind of managing bookings and guests.When you’re looking at potential properties, make sure to really crunch the numbers.

When crunching the numbers, it seems to make more sense for our situation every time.

I've crunched the numbers and if I could purchase three four-plexes in the next ten years, that would give me the financial independence I'm looking for."2.

I am now crunching this data for a general percentage (for my area) to apply to my ARVs so that when I buy in early summer my projections can withstand the more lagging market of the fourth quarter. 

I am under a time crunch and would like to purchase the property asap (due to tax reasons).

You use your spreadsheet after you see it to crunch.

I crunched the numbers and this was a better deal for me to buy instead of renting.

I appreciate the info provided so far, but I have more questions and I don't expect freebies from pros like yourself.I'm looking to get together a semi-solid idea of how this all works before I drill down, in depth with my usual accountant in a couple weeks (if I still decide to drill down with my usual accountant after learning more info on what I'm trying to do - from you or someone else.)My usual guy can't get to me right away and I'm in a time crunch, if this deal is going to happen the way I want it to (bonus depreciation decreasing by another 20% on Jan 1st)I really just need to understand Bonus Depreciation, in detail, and as it applies to my situation.I'm brand new to all of this.

Especially when hard money lending is on a time crunch, every hour counts. 

I've crunched the numbers and if I could purchase three four-plexes in the next ten years, that would give me the financial independence I'm looking for."2.