If comps have hardscaping like paver patios and decks, then we instal those to give the same feeling.

I like AHP but the 12% taxed as ordinary income wasnt as appealing as other investments with higher returns (but more hands on than AHP).

I would highly recommend doing some deep diligence not just ordinary on any syndication you enter, or note fund you enter. 

New irrigation, sod, plants, trees, rocks/shell, paver patio, driveway, exterior lighting, and fence.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

. - exterior "usable square footage" (think covered patio, pergolas).- extra storage space so tenants don't feel the need to squeeze their entire lives into one room (extra garage space, attic, detached shed)- room for 2 full refrigerators!

I’m sure the construction loans have completion guarantees beyond the ordinary carveouts so are they truly non recourse?

@Evan Polaski It took me at least a year of sourcing sponsors, finding investment group resources, analyzing opportunities, and understanding proper diligence; so, following a sponsor for a long time happens in the ordinary course of getting familiar with an investment strategy (particularly one that lacks control). 

Or they have jobs that won't allow them to commit the time.Therefore, partners who write checks into real estate deals cannot use the wonderful passive losses created to offset their ordinary income from their job or business.But what if I told you there might be a way to use leverage and depreciation even if you aren't a pro?

Would a DST work to defer taxes on ordinary income from say flipping properties and using the trust to invest in more properties?

However, capital losses cannot directly offset rental income, though they can reduce up to $3,000 of ordinary income annually and carry forward.