View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.

I build a comp set in pricelabs to inform my initial base price.

We executed a pretty standard value-add plan, light renovations, improved tenant base, and brought rents closer to market.

I'm a new investor, leaning towards out of state investing, building my knowledge, stuck on deciding which markets seem to offer desirable rent to price ratios, and forgiving entry points for purchasing my first property.Are there opportunities in seemingly large government-based announcements, with regard to home prices, rents, job growth, etc?

Hey allI’m based in California and currently researching out-of-state multi-unit properties that make sense from a cash-flow perspective.

No, Schedule E losses do not directly “knock out” or reduce the self-employment (SE) tax owed on Schedule C income—even if you qualify as a real estate professional (REP) and take large paper losses from cost segregation, bonus depreciation, or renovations on your rental portfolio.Here’s the breakdown based on IRS rules (from Pub 925 on passive activities, Schedule E instructions, and related guidance as of 2025–2026):Key Rules•  Schedule C income (e.g., your $100k realtor commissions) is non-passive, active trade or business income.

We then back into a price based on our intended profit margin, time value of money, an analysis of worst case "what if they pay us and what if they don't", the time in the jurisdiction to get the property back through foreclosure if necessary and our time value of money associated with that.

The income-based framing others mentioned is right, but the thing that actually surprised me coming from residential was the lease complexity.

Having these written standards in place shows that you are making decisions based on business needs, not personal bias.No "Blanket Bans" on Criminal History: This is a big one.

.); Appraisal (Jan 2025): $1.057MQuestion: For cost segregation / accelerated depreciation, should depreciation be based on:1) Only the ADU build cost ($120K)or2) Overall property basis, excluding land, using the ADU’s square-footage percentage?