I’m trying to get a better understanding of the unlevered IRR hurdles SFR / BTR investors have for value-add improvements.By "value-add improvements" I’m referring to upgrades made to a property that increase rent or purchase value, often including kitchen remodels, bathroom updates, solar and other energy efficiency improvements, fresh paint, a new garage door, finishing a basement, adding a deck, and updating flooring, to name a few.I’ve been hearing a lot of different reactions to this question the last few months.

I spent considerable time pulling comps and estimating fair market value, but given the unique features of this property, it was challenging to reach a confident valuation.

What are some of the challenges an owner would have accepting this type of deal.  

A rather unconventional approach.... but I’m looking for a multi-unit (preferably 3/4 units but would consider up to 6 units) in Burlington Ontario or Oakville Ontario.

This was an on market deal.

What I'm thinking about is to combine bedrooms 1 and 2 into a large primary and add a full path adjacent to the current full path. 

If it’s paid off, ignore this part. 3) I did my first 1031 last year with Dave and I haven’t looked back.

I am looking for insight on the following scenario.

Others 15 yrs, etc.So we depreciate a portion of the asset costs faster.We do the study and get dollar amounts assigned to different parts and different schedules to front-load depreciation.Now you can get 5 or 6% of the value as a deduction in the early years...But wait... there's more.Bonus depreciation allows you to deduct a certain percentage of cost in the first year an asset is put into service.Anything that is on a schedule of 15 years or less...So the doors, sidewalks, HVAC, walls, latches, curbs, security, gates, etcA % of this stuff goes in Yr 1.For years 2015 through 2017, first-year bonus depreciation for these items was set at 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019, 0% in 2020.But then the Tax Cuts and Jobs act moved this percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022 and 80% in 2023 and 60% in 2024.Its not uncommon to allocate 30% of an asset cost to items that can be depreciated on a 15 year or faster time frame.So now 60% of that 30% of your asset's cost can be depreciated in the first year, excluding land.Pretty great.This is how real estate owners, investors, and operators make millions and pay very little in taxes compared to W2 employees.They pay even less and can offset other types of income if they are an RE Pro.

Wasn’t looking for any cash back in this market but definitely wasn’t expecting 23k to refinance these two deals.