Thanks to the Cost Segregation Study, the property investors accelerated the depreciation that the first year depreciation was approximately $356,000.The use of the accelerated depreciation strategy helps real estate investors to reduce the tax liability immediately which therefore increases their bottom line due to the offsetting of income.

3) SM Property Value Appreciation Trends4) SM Pop Growth5) Safety compared to the rest of Dallas6) Income - median and avg7) Rent Cost - median and avg8) Rent Growth Trends9) What percentage of population under poverty line10) What percentage of pop are families 11) What percentage of population are families w kids12) Avg people in a household12) historical vacancy rate13) avg bed/bathroom composition14) Profession by percentage 15) Commuter population by percentage and commute timeThanks y'all!

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with zero or negative relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560, little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

It seems like we would be paying decently more even with the rental income than we would be just renting an apartment.

Rent by the room can work for Corporate housing or Student rentals for sure in almost any market.  

Build to Rent promises higher income and appreciation but demands a significant upfront investment.

I'm still learning about this type of lending but the appeal to me is that they don't consider personal income or tax returns, it does not need personal debt-to-income ratio qualifications, it's collateral based borrowing..

Does he have to report the income he received this past year and declare it a rental event though he would like to move back in eventually? 

Non deductible, Better Proximity securing loans) "ROIsoonest months"        Unknown*  “Cheapest”. 2nd. 3rd     Unknown* Deals, Off Market, brokerage, government, 4thJudicial, Move to USA 1031Tenant Management due diligence   Unknown*Previous landlords Credit score,eviction record, income to debt between 40 and 60%,hours at home,Pets, poor character appearance Ie tattoos,drugs,crime,personality,dirty car.Value Add focal points          Unknown*Raise the rent,Rehab, maximize rooming, section 8, Reducing management “general”Rehab etiquette       Unknown*compartmentalizations & entry,Colours, Lighting, Fixtures & Amenities, floor, bathroom cheaper / kitchens, fixed stylization.

Should we attempt to lower the debt to income ratio, and get the HELOC increased to give us more wiggle room?