I’m looking for a structural engineer to assess a foundation-related issue for a primary residence in Cincinnati, OH.

So, I'm noticing some good values in the area downstream from the area flooded by the Army Corps of Engineers.

A lawyer or engineering firm can help.

It's like you're saying but a bit more complicated.True, there are components of the property that depreciate over a faster life5-year = Personal property (furniture, fixtures, carpeting, appliances, etc.)15 year + Land improvements (landscaping, pavement, fencing, etc.)BUT, according to the IRS it should be done through a quality engineering based study, otherwise known as cost segregation. 

I'm not a fix and flip investor, but I'm a civil engineer. 

An engineer salary of 100-120 is still tight here wiith a family of 4. 

I look at houses and see the greatest engineering/art project man has ever taken on, the most designed and redesigned thing ever, while other people see walls and paint...and money.The business side of it is just business.

Being an engineer I am really interest in property analytics.

I mean bigger turbos, built engines, transmissions, reinforced drive-lines, bigger brakes, paint, and all the other things that make cars unique.In 2010 I moved to Michigan from Illinois to work for Chrysler, now FCA.

I have many other traits as engineer and mediator but that is too boring.