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8 January 2025 | 11 replies
Additionally, collecting the tenant’s portion of the rent (not covered by Section 8) can be difficult.3.
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31 January 2025 | 27 replies
In addition, you still need to meet the IRS requirements for material participation in each property or elect to group themBased on what you say it sounds like it would be challenging for you and your wife to meet these requirements unless she gets involved in more real estate activities that qualify for REPS hours. ...
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1 January 2025 | 5 replies
Additionally, properties with high monthly costs struggle to compete with fee-simple homes, affecting resale value.
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8 January 2025 | 34 replies
I see no value in it for evaluation.Realestate.com has always been a good site for accessing properties, but they do a poor job of evaluation.
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1 January 2025 | 4 replies
Prepare for additional costs: If you’re adding units, you’ll likely need to address the water meter situation and possibly upgrade utilities.
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
My developer client successfully defended the initial challenges and settled on this having PE rights, so he shifted the site plan to avoid the issue.
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31 December 2024 | 6 replies
Looked around the site, I only see lenders, property managers, agents, brokers, etc. but not developers?
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31 December 2024 | 0 replies
The Detailed Engineering Cost Estimate Approach is typically used for the purchase of used property.SURVEY OR LETTER APPROACHOnce a site inspection has been completed and all components of a property have been determined, your specialist will send a survey or letter to the contractors or subcontractors to request they provide the cost of each of the items.
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18 January 2025 | 10 replies
This is a good investment in my opinion.Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or need additional clarification!
2 January 2025 | 11 replies
With Google, Yelp, Facebook reviews as well as what is on their site and what type of content they are posting on their social media pages....