Being a former cop, I always look for loop holes in policy, procedures and the law in order to legally violate some dirt bags rights.

The cap rate is what the property produces as a return.

But why would they even think about doing so, without having gone through the complicated procedures of learning all about the art and science (and in many cases, legal requirements) of “representing othersâ€â€¦ i.e. “acting as an agent for others?

I'm assuming you're going to use the cash to buy another income producing property.

In other words, I have read how some pros do an extensive property analysis and I guess it varies depending on the deal you are trying to produce, such as wholesaling, buying and holding, rehabbing, etc.

I would get hit with a heavy tax loss but gain an income producing property.

It requires knowledge, skill and training to produce just like any other product.

The Clients do not share their returns with me; but, they are happy with the procedure and the results, as it does accelerate, and/or recapture some overlooked depreciation.I would suspect that it would not be worthwhile for flipping or short term investments; but, I'm not a CPA or tax advisor.

I think my strategy next year depending on the market will be two fold until we can buy more investments than 4.1) To try to buy some all cash houses in the 50k price range that produces pure cash.2) To flip our cheaper mortgaged houses (2 of our houses have mortgages under 80k) into houses that are more expensive and better long term assets.

Red flags (such as code violations etc) generate motivation, combined with equity generally lend themselves to producing deals.