:Always do anything within the walls of escrow, i.e. pay people, pay title, pay escrow, pay invoices from termite, give a credit to a buyer or seller along with anything else. 

Based on the value of a property you can likely get away with a inexpensive desk top study such as condos and you will require a more comprehensive engineering study for larger properties like a 4plex.

I'm looking to put together a team of agent, GC, and property manager.

Specifically converting a building with Class B rooming units to Class A apartments.

Congrats - would you ever buy in this market for pure investment purposes or do you think its mostly just a good market for a owner-use vacation home?

There are instances where added depreciation expense will not result in a larger refund.

I'm a top 1% agent.

If not, not that great of a deal.   

We have people who have money, but are looking for a deal. 

@Ryan KonenThat is a significant amount of leverage and can make it very challenging to make $ on.