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10 December 2024 | 6 replies
@Ben Cochran I hope you have factored STR tax savings into your cashflow and ROI as it can be significant.Leveraging equity to purchase a short-term rental (STR) in Tampa Bay can diversify your portfolio and potentially generate strong cash flow, but it also increases your financial risk.While your properties hold significant equity, adding debt from HELOCs or a DSCR loan could strain your finances if STR performance fluctuates or costs rise.
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13 December 2024 | 7 replies
The main reason to do a cost seg study is to generate bonus depreciation, which creates passive losses.
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9 December 2024 | 8 replies
Still, its a great subdivision and there are a lot of investors that know what kind of revenue those cabins should be generating.
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11 December 2024 | 14 replies
Slightly less bookings, way less lead times, prices have dropped.January 2025 is promising relative to how 2024 has played out.
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16 December 2024 | 12 replies
Doorvest claims that they help identify, purchase, and own rental homes for a littles as 35K and help generate cash flow.At the moment, I'm little skeptical but wanted to give it a try and write each steps here (good or bad) and help the community here.
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17 December 2024 | 15 replies
Rain downspouts do they lead away from the hose several feet. 6.
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10 December 2024 | 100 replies
They would do no prospecting, lead generation, etc.
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13 December 2024 | 6 replies
Selling it for more money than its worth to a borrower who cannot afford it will lead to you needing to foreclose in 3 years and deal with all those headaches and a trashed home.
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16 December 2024 | 21 replies
You could even post an ad on Craigslist or ask a real estate agent for leads.
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11 December 2024 | 7 replies
Here’s why and what alternatives might exist:Real Estate Syndication or Fund: Invest in funds that generate passive rental income, which can offset Schedule E losses.Real Estate Professional (REPS): Qualify for REPS to reclassify rental losses as non-passive, allowing them to offset active income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.