Spending money on improvements increases your cost basis, which lowers your taxable gain, but it doesn’t change the exchange rules.

What are peoples best practices to manage the risks involved with occupants?

🔥 Here are a few practical reminders on underwriting and deal structuring:🏆 Start With the Numbers Know your ARV, rehab estimates, holding costs, and exit plan.If you’re holding rental properties, understand your DCR (Debt Coverage Ratio) — most lenders want to see the deal can pay for itself.📝 Funding Tools to Know:🏘️ EMD (Earnest Money Deposit): Be strategic — don’t overextend, but show you’re serious.📝 Gap Funding: Useful when you’re close but not quite there on closing day capital. ⚒️ Transactional Funding: Ideal for double closes — temporary funding with no credit pull.🔑 Short-Term Private Equity: For higher-cost flips or quick-turn projects, private equity can bridge the gap when traditional lending won’t.🤝 Double Close vs.

Dell Technologies Inc. is planning a $25 million expansion over the next five years at its Round Rock headquarters.That was disclosed by Round Rock Chamber officials during an Aug. 28 meeting as the Round Rock City Council unanimously voted to approve nominating Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) at its HQ at 1 Dell Way as a qualified enterprise project as part of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.Dell is planning $25 million in real property and business personal property improvements at the site over the next five years, consisting of expansion, new construction and renovation.

@Colleen F. gives you good advice.I think in practical terms, your goals (1) and (2) are mutually exclusive. 

Depreciation is reported on Schedule E (Form 1040), and bonus depreciation allows immediate deductions for qualifying property, such as appliances, but structural improvements like a new roof must be depreciated over time.

This is also why we allow for the 14-day reporting window, but in practice, most guest contacts happen quickly since guests usually find it more frustrating when they are contacted weeks later.This sounds to me like they're going to pay claims and then go after the guest for reimbursement during the window in which the guest still has the ability to leave a review.

With the rise of AI, more companies are adopting automated systems to handle maintenance requests.What system do they have in place to practice preventative maintenance?

Many lenders do want a new title policy, but when we’re assuming the existing loan, it’s handled case by case and we’ve had smooth outcomes.I respect that practices vary by state and lender.

A couple of thoughts on this:Bonus depreciation is available on improvements and capital expenses with a useful life of 20 years or less.