I do not know about SD law but in my jurisdiction the key is whether you rent inclusive or exclusive.

I'm aware of the capital gains exclusion of up to 500k of profit (for me and the wife), but is there ANY way around the recapture of the portion I depreciated?

I am an engineering contractor in the aerospace and automotive industries who is looking for an exit strategy.

Also, there are income tax exclusions only available to you as an individual home owner, for the half you live in.

I'm glad you made it a point to call out those that been in the industry for 30+ years also.

Many personal umbrella policies have "business pursuit" exclusions, so don't depend on one to cover liability of/for your invesment locations, unless the agent/adviser has provided one of the few that actually do provide such protection.

She did short sales almost exclusively when no one else was doing them.

Thank youTo do that the purpose of the assessment needs to be disclosed, why you need one determines the area of expertise one may have for that purpose.Also, what type of commercial, someone who does apartments may not do industrial or agricultural.And, in lending matters an appraisal obtained or ordered by you is worthless to a lender. :)

My partner also works in the remodeling industry, so we have good contacts if anything does come up.

I am currently doing some motivated seller marketing, and I'm dealing exclusively with FSBO properties because I am looking to birddog/wholesale.