I did decide to invest in a fund with a high LTV in high growth markets and variable rate debt, and that is ultimately my mistake for investing in their fund and I take 100% ownership of that investing mistake.   

When you factor in vacancy loss, turnover, and tenant satisfaction, the highly desirable one bedroom may ultimately generate more total revenue than a higher priced but less functional two bedroom that experiences greater vacancy.This is not to say units should never be reconfigured.

I also said that a high end rental might cost more to maintain. 

David,I am a new investor, and am exploring markets that seem amenable to real estate investing with high rent-price ratio and low price in general.

I am a high income earner and my wife is a stay home mom taking care of our 3 kids.

I hope that this issue is resolved by bringing more high paying technical jobs into the United States, Re-Programming our educational institutions to only provide degrees that make a wage in the working world.

The reason for the ARM is due to my debt to income ratio being too high as I recently graduated college but this allows me to step into the real estate world.

In my view, there really is no single “best” cost segregation company, because best is highly subjective.

I need a return that provides me a high compensation for my efforts.  

Don’t panic — but don’t wait years either.On your $412k cabin: With a property that size in a high tax bracket and a long-term hold, this is exactly the profile where cost seg makes a lot of sense.