Maybe you haven't Purchased yet and are waiting for the butterflies to leave you stomach so you can finally buckle down and start using those Bigger Pockets Calculators and punch in some of those zillow listings you've been eyeing to see if they're worth it (currently my position lol) Im a new forum poster and also bright eyed and bushy tailed in the world of real estate, looking to hopefully gain some real world insight to couple with all the technical aspects of real estate investing!

For example, I am a little concerned about some aspects of the business cycle recovery and a potential for a double-dip so I lean toward the safest part of capital stack which is debt (or low-debt equity).

You hit on a bunch of different aspects! 

Lots of strategic moves, working multiple jobs, and budgeting helped me get my footing.

That alone explains why it is very likely that you work with a rookie, unless you put some strategic effort into finding a good agent! 

If the fitness center has an indoor pool, this won’t qualify as personal property since it is considered to be structural in nature, but any pool equipment would also qualify.A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the assets that have a shorter useful life and can be depreciated over 5, 7 and 15 years from the residential rental property or nonresidential real property that are depreciated over 27.5 and 39 years, respectively.

I guess, we that may want to increase one aspect of our population could get busy on the production side ;)I'd say there will be a greater need for affordable housing, a much greater need in a decade. :)

I manage 40 of my own, dealing with all management aspects with a staff of people I've assembled.

With the experiences you already have , you can help a lot of people with different questions and aspects of investing, while at the same time being able to increase your knowledge in different areas.  

I can focus on those aspects of my business and relinquish control of the other aspects that I've build systems around.