.- Gardening maintenance (just to prevent the grass from getting too high, not an improvement).- In-year tax consultation ($300).- Commission to my buyer’s agent ($300).- Insurance premium ($1,000).- Insurance deductible following a claim ($1,000).I believe the property won’t begin to depreciate until it’s in service, which seems to align with how TurboTax is set up.

Or maybe they just want to sell it and not deal with the time delay in getting it fixed?

My daughter just started there this year.

Everyone has different comfort levels of what and where they buy, so you just have to decide what's best for you.Typically I say go north....north of McKinney, or draw a circle around DFW and invest on the outskirts of that circle. 

Because they never lived there, their obligation to disclose anything about the property is typically zero and they just do don't have any knowledge about the property.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

I have some brokers telling me that it's still a rent PSF calculation, but I'm just not seeing how that's an accurate way to price it b/c of the effect a drive thru has on the ability has to drive traffic.

@Dan N.These types of strategies is like building a conveyer belt between your home and your neighbors in order to borrow sugar from your neighbor instead of just walking there, knocking on the door and ask for sugar.Making these overly complex strategies for real estate really adds zero benefit and just costs you extra money in the long run.May I ask why you need such a complex structure ?

Just would like tips on this topic if anyone has any?

Is that just the way the game works?