Lesson Learned: The city's Building & Code Department can be an ally and an assetChallenges: Showing the very talented members of my team how technology can be leveraged to improve and enhance efficiency Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I almost lost it a couple of times, but looking back that probably would have improved the smell.Then, I rented out a duplex. 

Will your reno's improve the property value and by how much?  

I would look for a 4 plex that needs a shot in the arm where you can raise rents from say 550 to 750 by improving the property.

I was looking to see if there are any possible grants to fund investment properties and came across hearing about the HOME Improvement Partnerships Program with HUD.

BP Team,
I am an Executive MBA student at UCLA and currently in my final stretch working on my thesis paper. I am consulting with a RE crowdfunding online marketplace to help them determine what, if any, sustainable ...

It is my understanding that 15-yr property, including land improvements and qualified improvements, qualifies both for 1031s as real property and for bonus depreciation.

This is a home improvement where they will get back MORE than the $1k they put into it, unlike most home improvements for most houses in most scenarios ("omg the $30k upgrade to an already functional and complete kitchen doesn't improve value by $30k, this is an outrage!"). 

Certain repairs can be expensed from a rental, but capital improvements must be capitalized and then depreciated.

It is a lot easier for them to supply the same list for improved or built upon properties but not so much for raw land.