Did you change any variables in relation to specific components of the deals you mentioned (MF and Self Storage) such as your:1.

Hey @John Kuehlman, happy to help out with a few components of this -- I'll shoot you a message, and we can chat regarding the lending aspect and the acquisition. 

If an appraiser tells the bank they notice glaring issues with major components and it's not liveable the home will not pass conventional requirements.  

As I said above, if a provider is not truly metrics-drive and can't give you detailed, figures-based information about ANYTHING - vacancy, expenses, maintenance, turnover, lease terms, PM fees, leasing fees, appraisals, purchase price components, etc - then you need to run.

While taxes are an important consideration, they are just 1 component of the overall  expense structure that affects cash flow.

Just put a little more down and it cash flows, or maybe the down payment is 5% so it doesn’t cash flow but otherwise it is a great deal, which is why people look at net operating income when comparing deals, then layer in the financing component.

After holding costs, bumping up the costs of the rehab for buffers, calling out the contractors for missing several key components in their contract that they didn't factor into the original numbers (maybe to make it seem like a good deal), etc. etc. etc.

This could be the perfect place for a gift (coupled with badly needed repairs to the property) as this "good-will" component may assure them that the new owner knows they exist and is going to provide all-around quality management.

It has no life: it is simply an expense that is necessary to do the rest of the work, so you can write off the $25,000 demo & disposal cost immediately, then depreciate the rest.I have heard some investors will break out the cost of individual materials, such as roofing nails, and say those only have a useful life of 10 years and depreciate that component at a faster rate compared to shingles, but most of my projects are too small to bother with a few hundred dollars worth of nails.This isn't a cost segregation and the way you're explaining actually wouldn't be allowed. 

Then there is the money component.