Not only does this drive housing costs up, but it also makes existing, renovated commercial assets very desirable for investors seeking consistent, stable income streams.

Building owners are able to depreciate their property over its useful life of 27 or 39 years depending on if it is considered residential or commercial property, respectively.Cost SegregationCost segregation essentially recognizes the fact that a building is more than a single piece of property and consists of many subcomponents.

I’ve also joined the community facebook page but was just wondering best practices that you’ve seen as most effective.Looking forward to the journey… and im sure that there will be many lessons learned :)

I thought Fair Housing laws explicitly define discrimination as using race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status or disability (in favor for some and against others) within housing practices. 

I’m purchasing an 18-unit mixed used property which consist of 12 residential and 6 commercial (industrial) units.

Cashflow is a consistent $1,500/month and we have owned it for about 1 year.

I have dedicated my time at one point to property managing, leasing consultant, Maintenance, birddog, wholesaling, and crunching up lots of numbers on Zillow, Redfin, Loopnet etc.. for self educational purposes and really just getting the time and practice in to sharpen up my skills.  

@Tim Coppola - Seems like you have a couple of consistent answers above - You have to be willing to accept vouchers but if the voucher doesn't cover the entire rent then you can turn them down because the voucher won't cover the entire rent.Is there a reason you looking to try section 8 as opposed to just renting out to the market?

The 2nd thing is to make your file look easier for an underwriter by depositing your tips consistently on certain days every month.

They do not have to be local to the Bay Area at all, just licensed to practice within CA.