I really want to have a partner because I am not near the property all year round (I study a couple hours away).

There have been some great studies pointing out how new home building has doubled in size from the previous post-WWII US housing boom.

Study those 3 for a month.

What do you think about my other strategy of doing seg study and bonus depreciation on all my rentals for the year 2023 (have not filed it yet) to do the following:1- To get a bigger loss carried forward to 2024 to offset the sale of 3 properties instead of 2 in 2024. 2- Or, Since I married a realtor this year 2024 (and we passed the IRS active participation test together), I can activate that loophole, use whatever loss (bigger lost if we can use the seg study) is left over from the sale of the property to offset my high  W-2 wages (way over the $150K threshold) in 2024. 

Study the market.

Does anyone have a trusted contact in North Carolina to perform a Cost Segregation Study?

A recent study showed that 80 people are moving to this city every week. 80 homes aren't being built here every week, so the demand continues to increase. 

They would be very helpful when discussing if you can benefit from cost segregation as it's a case-by-case basis.Here's an article with additional FAQs on cost segregation studies that you may find helpful.

Study! 

It should make for a great juxtaposition across each and provide a great comparison case study.