Any capital improvements on a not owned yet property would involve a complex 1031 you’d want someone like @Dave Foster involved in. 

Sure, I could look for a higher paying job, but I was wondering if anyone has any creative short-term methods to improve my ratio.

Yes, 2 percent.Then again, we are heavy with staff so that stuff gets done for our owners.

Speak with someone you know in leadership or on staff and express your interest casually.Frame It as a Solution: Highlight how purchasing the property could be mutually beneficial.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

This is a long revived post- I'll add a little tax pro insight from what's happened in the last 2 years The IRS went from < 100 engineers on staff who were qualified to audit cost segregations to a few hundred. 

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

Simultaneously improve our process and communication systems. 4.

It might be an improvement over TikTok influencers and self-proclaimed gurus, but not by much.

My first thought is how do you staff?