states with very high Tax are Texas and IL for example.. states or cities with pretty low tax's are Indy and Philly for example.2. weather and soil conditions.. not to pick on Texas but that state has a lot of expansive soil conditions that pop up on many homes wiping out a year or more cash flow..

You know what it is like to prospect, you know what it is like to climb up that hill over and over again just have a low response rate, and the good ones have that entrepreneurial spirit to see expansion in many ways.

How much is typical monthly landscaping, insurance,HOA fees (if any), etc?

I've run a landscaping company with quickbooks for years so I'm hoping to continue using quickbooks, and am confident I could set it up in a way the my accountant could properly and easily file my taxes, but I just don't want to weaken or ruin the LLC asset protections to make my paperwork a little cleaner.

Now days, most bay area cities are anti expansion, some cities even require vote by neighbors to allow split of lots. 

I have a few areas in mind, but need more insight regarding the local landscape.

Hi folks, As we know residential depreciation is 2.5% (cost of building/27.5) and commercial real estate depreciation is 3.6% (cost of building/39).Is it true that components(contents, landscaping, improvements etc.) related or tied to the building have depreciation of 20%  of cost of components of building.For example:If we purchase a residential building for 800k and 200k is land cost then building structure for depreciation equals 600k.Further out of 600k, the total cost of components which depreciate faster may cost 50k (may be 100k or something else but I am not expert in that).

increased rents, replaced all cedar shake siding, painted whole house, landscaping interior paint, new appliances, remodeled one bathroom.

Do you have any landscaping/lawn care to consider?

Additionally a problem with metal lines, and why it may be intermittent, is that it could be due to thermal expansion/contraction.