This board is teeming with people who consider appreciation a "bonus," but ask anyone who's been at this for more than 10 years and they will confirm that appreciation and equity is what creates freedom, wealth and passivity in the long run, cash flow is just a tool to get you there. 

Everyone asks about a private bathroom but the rent bonus for it is only 50-100/mo.

I wondered the same when I first got started.One great way to research is to sign up to receive other people's PPMs.

Hello,I have a question related to getting accelerated depreciation. Assuming I meet the IRS guidelines for a real estate professional, can I do a cost seg and claim accelerated depreciation for a fix and flip propert...

Another huge bonus is that we have met M's boss/wife (they own the construction company) and hit it off well with them, and feel we can completely trust them to do their part with excellence, honesty and fairness.

Think of the depreciation and expenses as a bonus that can change based on many things.And remember, you may get emotionally attached to a property you've held for a long time but if you 1031 out of it you will LOVE the new found monies!

You can use Cost Seg studies to help take advantage of bonus deprecation. 

Domestic team being the two of us, we share the same $16k cap, reduced monthly fees, and all our collective transactions count toward the same stock bonuses.  

Again, I know its not certain but at least one that it will be plausible.The last thing is only as a bonus and that is that the state will have laws that are over seas investors friendly.

If I get at least a little bit of an unexpected bonus from time to time, I don't get FOMO