Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.

When you're looking at rental comps, I'd look for homes that also don't have a driveway to get an idea of how long it took to find a tenant and if you notice a big difference with the comps. 

Quote from @Alex Ng: I plan to purchase a property with an executory contract.

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@Jesus Rodriguez it's a pleasure to meet you and welcome to investing here in Florida!

You do not need to "publish" until Evolve is completely done but can have everything ready to go.

I get a lot of people who start off with the idea of JC becuase of how close it is to NYC. 

All the military service members I have worked with have really enjoyed not paying real estate taxes here in IL!

Can I sell some of my stock held long-term for 3 yrs at etrade to further offset the gains?

Our guidebook is a page embedded within our website, and having the flexibility to make updates quickly has been clutch.Lastly, and most importantly, these tips won’t make a lot of impact if you don’t have a good product to offer.