We go above and beyond when it comes to protection.. starting with insurance coverage, sings in the listing and in the property that there is no guard on duty (as silly as that sounds), putting extra locking device high enough so youngsters can't reach, an alarm/beep system to alert them that door opens for those with small children (or elderly) so they cannot wander out in the backyard with no one noticing and risk drowning.

(d) Minimum rear yard: 30 feet rear property line to nearest building or structure.

Have you done it and it bit you in the rear? 

Also we run cement to the rear of the man door so garbage cans can go there and are not in the dirt or have to be in the garage taking up valuable space.

However, if you don't want to immediately deny, then you gotta do your due diligence to cover your rear end.

Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.

An example may be:- Rear yard: Minimum 5 feet distance- Side yard: Minimum 5 feet distanceHere is a screenshot of the most recent Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) which outlines setback requirements (pg. 48)ODU Click Here to View4.

What counts most in RE are relationships, and this is as easy as going to RE meetups and adding every day just 1 new contact in your CRM, and following up every other month.  

Front two units are full time STRs with a rear studio operating full time MTR. 

My property has a rear detached garage with alley access, so I’m exploring options there.5.