I MIGHT go a little lower (1.7%) if I really like the property and I think it has potential to be more valuable in the future (college rental by the bedroom or add a bed room after existing tenant moves out, etc).These house don't appreciate much, but the cash flow is amazing.  

The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings, Second Edition While focused on Apartments Steve lays out the justification for forced appreciation in any commercial real estate class.2.  

There is also a guide to wholesaling under the blog. 

@Chris Dengel The problem with the software is that it is not the accepted quality report that the IRS requires.https://www.irs.gov/businesses/cost-segregation-audit-techniques-guide-chapter-3-cost-segregation-approachesI'm not sure what kind of quotes you got, but the fact that you placed the two properties in service at different times, means yo would need to produce two separate reports.

. - interested to hear of everyone's experience with the calculators and if they've proven as valuable as they appear.

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For example, if you are looking to connect with other members near you, want to learn from people in a specific area you’d like to invest in, or have a desire to find people interested in certain topics, you could use the search feature here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersI really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

For example, if you are looking to connect with other members near you, want to learn from people in a specific area you’d like to invest in, or have a desire to find people interested in certain topics, you could use the search feature here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersI really like the alerts feature that can quickly guide you to current topics that may be of interest: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsThere are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

Often raw data includes many fields, and knowing which ones are the valuable ones is pretty much of paramount importance. 

Thank you for your valuable opinions.