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10 October 2024 | 11 replies
I have a few questions and I will definitely be seeking professional guidance as well, but wanted to throw this out in the forums.Background: I have just opened a single member LLC. I have a personal HELOC on my pri...
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15 October 2024 | 5 replies
I know there are a ton of features I don't utilize personally, I mostly use it just for tenant application and screening process, and then for rent and fee collection In my personal experience here's my pros and consPros•Had a template for screening questions on the application so I didn't have to think of things to ask myself•Handles rent collection easily and for only a $1 fee to my tenants for ACH transfer which makes it easy for both parties•I can set up all rent and fees at the beginning of a lease term so it's set it and forget it for me•My tenants have said setting up auto-pay was easy and I like to make it as easy as possible for them to pay me!
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16 October 2024 | 10 replies
Depreciation is valuable to investors with taxable income, but in a Roth IRA, any income or gains are already shielded from taxes, so the benefit of depreciation deductions isn’t needed.As for shifting depreciation to another partner in a syndication, the IRS generally does not allow the reallocation of depreciation solely based on which partner can better utilize it.
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21 October 2024 | 176 replies
Since they have to also eat, pay utility bills and other expenses.
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12 October 2024 | 0 replies
Two questions:1) For those familiar with the area and demand, who has utilized a short-term rental management company in the Bremerton, Silverdale area of Kitsap County and what has your experience been like?
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15 October 2024 | 10 replies
I'd attack the credit report :) 1) lower (pay down) whatever accounts have a high utilization percentage 2) contact each of 3 major consumer credit agencies and get a free report, then dispute every hard inquiry that is *NOT* associated with an open account 3) call the credit cards you already have established and ask for a credit line increase -- often can be done online and they do not verify income, hint hint.
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15 October 2024 | 14 replies
🏦To get to the point where you can avoid personal guarantees, you’ll need to build your business credit over time:Open trade lines in your business’s name (utilities, vendors, etc.).Make sure you’re reporting payments to business credit agencies like D&B.Keep your debt-to-income ratio low and maintain good cash flow.It doesn’t really matter if it’s an LLC or S-Corp—what matters most is establishing the business as a strong, creditworthy entity.But yeah, in the early stages, personal guarantees are almost unavoidable.
15 October 2024 | 69 replies
Construction can have unforseen costs, construction loans for rounds of funding can be more expensive over time, rent markets can drop, vacancies in market can increase.Typically entitlement phase of land most risk, followed by development, followed by vacant building turn around, followed by half vacant building, followed by mainly full building with value add component, followed by brand new building with market or below in place rents and everything new with good location.Along that spectrum of course you go from heavy equity upside potential to mainly just the cash flow return and hopefully price appreciation over time.Investors have to decide on the spectrum of their risk assessment to capital over what period of time how they will allocate between all one type of investment or multiple and what percentages.
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14 October 2024 | 22 replies
That's three months of mortgage and utilities, the cost of flooring, and the cost of painting.
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16 October 2024 | 25 replies
He's doing a 1 bed, 1bath 1,000 sq ft cabin that appraises out for 525k and that we agreed to build for 400k all in (including lot, utilities, appliances) provided they get the construction loan or pay cash (they can refi out later) so we don't have any interest expense either.