Nice area though and properties probably will hold their value as long as kids go to school in person at a building/campus. 

Cape Coral is a unique market in that it offers access to nearly every major investment strategy within a single market such as LTR, STR, new construction development, land banking, retail/commercial, industrial, etc.

Akron and Canton may cashflow a bit better but I personally don't see as much of long term growth in those cities. 

So, while taking into consideration the age and condition of the damaged item at move in and the time the tenant was renting for is a factor, I personally don't think using a strict IRA depreciation schedule makes sense.

Let me know if you ever want to chat more directly about house hacking as my wife and I personally do this as well as most of my clients that I help!

Furthermore, delaying decisions may prevent both parties from pursuing new opportunities aligned with their respective goals.Evaluate your long-term financial objectives and personal aspirations for the portfolio.

Every meeting you attend and every person you meet will be another building block in your success story.

This is considered a personal home - even though it has rental income, so you only have to have 3.5% down frequently, not the 20% down it takes to buy a true investment property.  

So I started trying to get creative on how to create a win-win-win for all.Here’s how it went down:I got the sellers to agree to an asking price of $180k, a full $40k over what they originally wanted.In the offer, we included a seller credit of $34k.This strategy allowed me to cover the extra commission for both the buying and selling agents and ensure the seller got exactly the cash they wanted should they have sold it at 140k.With the seller credit, this reduced my total out-of-pocket expense to just $6k.I used a commercial DSCR loan product with a local bank.

I paid 600K (appraised at 700K) for this place and only brought 8k to closing with me personally since I also got a commission.