Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Sprawling 5,419 Sq Ft Country Traditional Estate on a FLAT ACRE with amazing PARK-LIKE GROUNDS with Gazebo, mature trees, custom pool and spa, island,, in the Gated Estates right off of Kanan near the 101 Fwy and just minutes to world famous Zuma Beach AND Malibu wine tasting vineyards!

Giving Up Tax Deductions and Income SplittingOutside of an IRA, direct real estate ownership gives the investor depreciation deductions (including those the investor has juiced up through something like cost segregation), ability to do 1031 exchanges to defer gains, family income splitting, (such as hiring children or structuring ownership to shift taxable income), and just in general lots of business deductions related to real estate operations.Inside an IRA, these tax benefits do not apply—rental income is tax-deferred, but so are expenses and depreciation.6.

The thing to keep in mind, if you expect to cover the costs of doing the upgrades, that typically is "chasing rainbows" unless you bought below value to begin with.Moral of story, if you are planning on living in a property for a long time, renovate to your taste, if you are planning on selling in the next 5 years, be judicious in upgrades.Selling costs money, real estate agents, escrow, title, and concessions and so on.

I want broccoli that tastes like chocolate cream pie.That isn't the kind of thing you will find here.

They want stronger tenants with stability to the cash flow today and into the future especially we are over 10 years into an economic cycle but Trump's tax policy juiced it a few more years.

The fact that the sponsor can unilaterally convert the notes to equity furthers that bad taste.  

The thing to keep in mind, if you expect to cover the costs of doing the upgrades, that typically is "chasing rainbows" unless you bought below value to begin with.Moral of story, if you are planning on living in a property for a long time, renovate to your taste, if you are planning on selling in the next 5 years, be judicious in upgrades.

I got a good taste of that attending Banquets and Conventions for real estate with LIV Sotheby's IR.

I forgot the poster, but the McDonalds man needs to get a taste of this reality.2nd point, rise before they trend back to where they are now is my expectation.