Without new companies creating similar-paying replacement jobs, workers may have to settle for lower-paying service sector positions.

Adjusting for it allowed him to realize his property’s ROI was still positive but not as high as initially hoped.

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The lender is now overexposed (perhaps at over 100% LTV) which is a position no lender wants to be in for obvious reasons.

Hi Community,I am in a position where I can tap into the equity of my primary home to purchase a second investment property.

By positioning it for a quick resale, we attracted buyers ready to close fast, ensuring maximum value with minimal input.

We still see 1% deals here that bring positive cash flow and have potential for appreciation. 

I know this is hindsight but when ever you lend money you should get a Lenders title policy and give escrow instructions to the title company that your loan is to be in first position.

Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: It is tough to find positive CoC but not impossible.