I also have experience with retail, both my wife and I started and used to run a clothing shop while we both were busy (me with my company and she with a corporate job), for around 5 years before we decided to sell it.

Hello, I am a software developer and I have a data science friend who we want to team up on making software in the real estate niche.Tell me, as a real estate professional, please dream of your ideal software. what kind of software or software feature do you wish you had or wish that can be improved upon.

Generally anything that goes into the cost of renovationg the property pre-lease up goes to the basis and is not deductible. 

I just had the house stained by my general contractors sub and I just found out that he used exterior wood stain throughout the interior of the home. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator you can use to analyze deals and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Please private message me and I can send you my contact info so we can discuss.

Finally, knowing my 5 min was long gone, I just hung my head in disgrace, too embarrassed to even go back in and figuring they redid the sale by now anyway and I left!

At the moment, my business partner and I are working on a 300 unit MF development with a $68 million total capitalization here in North Texas.

My wife and I were looking in some of the resort communities in the Orlando area.

Don't hire family / friends.Hire a professional who is boots on the ground 24/7Insurance rates going up should be a good thing since its baked in for those selling the homes, especially if they are selling an investment property.You can tell them, I can't pay at this price because these are my income and expenses and I can't cash-flow given the numbers.Over-time, sellers will adjust.