The financial viability of the strategy is maximized when a Cost Segregation Study can allocate a high percentage of the purchase price to short-life assets (like furniture and fixtures), leveraging the current 100% Bonus Depreciation to create a substantial "paper loss" in the first year.To use the 100% Bonus Depreciation against your 2025 W2 income, the STR and its eligible assets must be fully "placed in service" by December 31, 2025.

No shade being thrown of course, it just isn't true in my experience with flips in those areas, and yes buy and hold do cash flow good on paper in those areas, but if you want to be in an area with good growth I'd avoid 80% of Price Hill and Westwood. 

The property is a bit old — I’d rate it around 3.5 out of 5 — but the numbers made sense on paper, and I had some buffer since I bought it below the appraised value.

There should be a paper trail of what was done and by whom. 

Hey Jeanette,You’re definitely not alone — a lot of investors start eyeing the Disney/Kissimmee area or Florida’s coasts for STRs because on paper it looks like easy cash flow.

I agree that for my condo in Smyrna, I want a PM who is truly established in Cobb County, not just someone covering “Metro Atlanta” on paper.

Paper cashflow looks great until you hit a furnace, roof, or a rough turnover.

Every investor eventually runs into a deal that looks great on paper but doesn’t fit a lender’s box.

The numbers might look great on paper, but without trusted boots on the ground, deals can fall apart for all sorts of unexpected reasons.

The result looks great on paper:“1.25 DCR — strong deal!”