They may be a good source of capital but you wont know till you research and ask the right questions. 

You mean that once the 15k in invested you would generate another source of expenses ( via depreciation).

BP also has a tagging feature so try to find some people who specialize in what you're looking for through the other questions and then tag them in your question.

It has been the best source of good multi family specific information that I have found. 

My main concern is lawsuits due to accidents because of this associated water source.

The investment also helps when it comes time to resell the property as it’s a good selling feature and one less thing to go wrong during an inspection.Keeping extra window units is smart as well.

As an added benefit—as you tour deals you are building relationships with the brokers and building that trust that gets them to recommend you as a buyer to their sellers.If touring the properties is too much workload or travel for you, get a partner and make that their role; while your role is sourcing deals, underwriting financials, and making offers.

It features a ton of great strategies on how to buy hard REIs with little to no money down all in an easy to understand step-by-step format.

What data source are you using for determining rental comps?

Received a $1M offer on a 16 unit building that I purchased back in March - leaving me with a nice profit.However, I am expecting 30% in short term capital gains between the state and federal and a prepayment penalty of $6000.00.Thus, unless I can 1031 into another deal...this transaction may be tough to put together.Any ideas on how I should source deals and find a way to defer my taxes?