but for me that is a last resort action.

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

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Your last line is a great point.

This is an example of a non-appreciating "asset". https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/785-Dallas-St-Memphis-TN-...Sold in '01 for ~$10kSold in '02 for ~$55k (That's awesome appreciation or an unsuspecting buyer geting ripped)Sold in '04 for ~$61k (I would suspect foreclosure sale here as it quickly sold again for substantially less)Sold in '04 for ~$21k (This is probably it's actual value and someone in '02 got ripped off)Sold in '23 for ~$26k for an appreciation of ~24% over ~twenty years that's roughly 1.2%/yearThis is a random house on Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/766-Neptune-St-Memphis-TN...Sold for ~$98k last May and sold again last week for ~$40k.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

I understand most would say I should double-down with my spouse on our business full time but 1) our industry is heavily regulated in a way that can really affect revenue so it's a priority for both of us to have another avenue of income-- if not cash flow now, then appreciation/equity. 2) my spouse and i work very differently so while we have made it work the last couple of years, it isn't conducive long term to a healthy marriage. 

We've installed several thousand square feet of Lifeproof shaddow hickory across our portfolio in Western MA and Central CT over the last few years and it has held up great.

And on top of that, i am being told that even though the tenant has been living in my unit since end of June, and all the paperwork was submitted SEVERAL times over the last 7 months (with a paper trail to prove it) that they will not pay any back rent.

Last year, i paid for "Cover Picture Optimization” with an SEO company because it was on sale and i was curious.