She’s the love of my life and we have a baby girl due April 29th- I was scared to go to my first real estate investment meetup.

Properties are not like stocks where After IPO the market cap is so large that that most of the life changing appreciation is gone. 

You’re still a teenager so it is easy to see all these “gurus” talk about how rich they are and how they don’t have to work – don’t fall into the trap.

Quote from @John Teachout: Title work is typically done as part of the pre-closing paperwork.

Selling now could free up your equity, giving you the option to diversify into other investments or markets that align better with your new life on the East Coast.

Funny how that works. 

Non-tangible property includes buildings, land or other inherently permanent structures.I get a lot of questions on which group specific assets belong in, so I put together a list to help.Non-Tangible PropertyBuilding (27.5 or 39 Year Useful Life)Land (Non-Depreciable)Paved Parking Areas (15 Year useful life)Swimming Pools (15 Year useful life)Fences (15 year useful life)Bridges (15 year useful life)Exterior Landscaping (15 year useful life)Docks (15 year useful life)Sidewalks (15 year useful life)Tangible Personal PropertyMillwork or decorative trimCarpetAir Conditioning equipmentShelving, cabinets and display racksAccordion doors and partitionsWall coveringsInterior landscapingNeon or other signsDecorative and business specific activity light fixturesGenerators, machinery and kitchen equipmentWindow treatmentsWhat other questions do you have regarding cost segregation?

If you take another loan on it you're getting your 25k back plus 50k to work with - if someone told you that you only use your own money once, they were lying or using housing crash numbers. 

The upgrade basically put a target on my back with the fire marshall as he came by to inspect the work and found that there were a few compliance issues.

Gave up for a couple months as I have been swamped with life.