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21 April 2024 | 11 replies
Because Baselane was created by real estate investors for real estate investors, the categories align perfectly with your Schedule E you'll need to file when you do your taxes.
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18 April 2024 | 8 replies
I'm looking to figure out a rough estimate on the percentage that can be used for bonus depreciation if I were to purchase in this area.
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22 April 2024 | 14 replies
In the middle of those two extremes might be a small business with 3 years left on their lease, but they've made improvements to the property that aren't cheap to remove, such as perhaps a dental office (dentists might be pissed that I put them in the mid-risk category, but all the dentists going out of business in 2020-2021 taught us that American consumers apparently regard dental care as an optional and "luxury" spending item).
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22 April 2024 | 22 replies
I'd throw the successful flip for a first time investor, which probably happened a lot in the past few years, in the "just because something worked does not mean that it was a good idea" category.
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20 April 2024 | 7 replies
Also, a good CPA to help you set up your books with allowable expense categories and to answer specific questions.
20 April 2024 | 9 replies
You could ask your accountant about options for bonus depreciation or possibly updating the properties in order to receive depreciation deductions or write-offs for repairs, maintenance, etc.
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19 April 2024 | 19 replies
@Kevin SalameaKind of a boring answer that I give all the time, but you can loosely sort Pennsylvania markets into the following categories: - Philly/Pittsburgh - Allentown/Lehigh Valley Area - Harrisburg, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Lancaster, York/Hanover, and Reading - Everything elseNot surprisingly, they match the metropolitan statistical areas in Pennsylvania (link).
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20 April 2024 | 33 replies
Here are a few potential types:* House hackers trying to figure out how to do accounting (I fall into this category, as I live in one unit of a 2-unit property)* Real estate agents who need accounting software, or transaction management software, or marketing software (I also fall into this category)* Landlords who self-manage and want something to help them with marketing, tenant management, accepting rents, etc., and also need bookkeeping/accounting software.
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19 April 2024 | 5 replies
Another option to consider may be to offer referral bonuses as well to try to fill up vacancies even faster.
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25 April 2024 | 209 replies
For years we've been selling rentals without paying anything but a small flat fee bonus to buyer Agents.