Until the lease ends and then the legal notice time in your market has passed.

Will a Cost-Seg offset the LTCG on these index funds? 

We eat the first one, thy get a picture of all the glory the plumber pulled out and the second time they get billed.

@Travis TimmonsI had the same reaction as you did, but I held off on posting since I don't yet invest in STRs (I'm all LTR so far, and looking into my first MTR).Buying an STR "to offset income" makes me nervous as well...

This is not the utility company's responsibility.Your lease should state the tenant is responsible for maintaining utilities.

I would simply hire a good civil that has done development in that jurisdiction and pay for a feasibility study and let them run through all the check items.. but thats really just the start.. also for context .. these projects require 350 to 750k in CASH up front to get to approved plat status ..

The cash flow does improve with the hold .  

The Charlotte area population is expected to soar by 50% by 2050.

Chris, I can't seem to share a document on here to send you one of mine, but you can copy/paste the following template into a Word Document and create your own.

There are several myths that we have to debunk before someone truly believes they can do it.You need millions of dollars to do a dealThat it’s too complicated to figure outThat permitting takes yearsIn those communities developments cost way less (think a couple hundred thousand along with a loan from a regional bank), permitting is not difficult (much less red tape), and the towns are small enough that both the city staff and the local architects and engineers and contractors all work with you to help you navigate the process since you’re all invested in making your community better.Note: The big boys can play in the primary & secondary markets.