I'll text lockbox code. 

I think it's good to have a marker to gauge an investment's worth, but it feels a little strict and doesn't account for other big money-making aspects of real estate.

@Christopher KinnamanI have a degree in software development and wouldn't rely solely on algorithms to tell me the value of real estate unless the code could account for every minute detail and obsolescence, which is highly unlikely.

United Way sponsored website 211.org provides an easy-to-use search bar by zip code, or by community and state, to find sources of help with rent as well as many other essential services.

Have you ever seen or spoken to the landlord, or have you strictly dealt with the property management company?

New to Fayetteville, NC area myself and learning the different zip code markets.

From the few Youtube videos i have watched, they compile a list of real estate, like absent owners, or foreclosures, or homes that have code violations.

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Since I have taken the property out of service, does the above IRS guidance suggest that I reduce the basis of the property by the deprecation I have previously used and "from which (I) you (had) received a tax benefit".That's the only way this makes sense to me, but what does that have to do with our tax code?

My lender is fairly strict so I expect them to show a bigger dip than the market at large.