If possible, put the property under contract and negotiate for a long inspection period.

Does anyone know with the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs act for 2024 if bonus depreciation of 100% has been extended to 2026 for short term rentals? 

Maybe jump on some of those forums, like the FB page for Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth for example and do a search for Evolve to see some of the comments.

In my opinion a heloc used for the down on an investment property only makes sense if you have a path to pay it off in a short duration.  

Corporate housing is more Mid-term rental, section 8 is a long-term rental, and Airbnb is a Short-term rental.

But monthly or short-term rental is when you want as much control as possible with how you run your home, and should avoid HOA.

I would connect with those local who have offered to help in the post above and then set a goal to obtain your firsts property within a certain time period.

Maybe my question should be, what type of investments will likely have a significant “short” term (under 15 years) depreciation and be eligible to accelerate via a cost segregation to help offset taxes.Also, any investment we are looking at is not solely for tax purposes.

Unbelievable how short-sighted you are, pinching pennies, but losing dollars.

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