As is the case with any professional service, the quality of their work is directly tied to their experience and integrity, so selecting a qualified engineer plays a big part in the validity of the findings presented and used in the report they produce.Many Cost Segregation companies offer a "benchmark" study free of charge which will provide a conservative estimate of how much accelerated depreciation will come from segregating depreciable assets.

However, a landlord should have reserves, preferably half a year worth of PITI.When you evaluate a deal, it is always helpful to have a benchmark.

I would stick to a cosmetic fixer uppers and choose a more modern look as your finished product.

Cold calling has always been part of modern day life, no sense getting upset about it.

The dreaded "Due on Sale" clause in most modern mortgages is an acceleration clause.

Whether you benchmark the property to sale value, rental yield, NOI or some other economic factor, other investors are doing the same thing.

A market being 'overvalued' is not super intuitive as not driven by prices only, one needs to be cognizant of relative growth in the respective benchmark/comparison variable.

However, our rental in the neighborhood still does well, as we did modern decor and market it toward all the millenials and city-folk who are heading out for short vacations.I would recommend you look first in Joshua Tree proper, preferably south of the highway (although there are good rentals that do well north of the highway).

There's a lot of competition for both, so we would likely theme it and modernize it.

, add fresh paint, landscaping, and other cosmetic improvements, then spend some money creating a modern kitchen that will make the next buyers fall in love with it.