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Melanie Baldridge What is MACRS classification?
10 January 2025 | 0 replies
When it comes to real estate, here's a general list of eligible assets and their depreciable lifespans that you should know: Residential Rental Property = 27.5 yearsThis includes any building or structure where 80% or more of its gross rental income is from residential units.That means:- Apartment buildings- Single-family rental homes- Duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes- Mobile homes (used for residential rental)- Any kind of residential lodging facility where the primary purpose is long-term rentalCommercial Property = 39 yearsThis includes non-residential properties like:-Office buildings-Retail stores and shopping centers-Warehouses-Industrial complexes-Hotels and motels that do not qualify as residential rental propertyLand Improvements = 15 yearsThese include sidewalks, roads, fencing, some landscaping, and parking lots that are separate from the building.Personal Property = 5 or 7 yearsPersonal property used in a rental activity usually has a 5 or 7-year life.This includes most furniture, appliances, carpeting and various machinery.Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) = 15 yearsGenerally, this includes any improvements made to the interior of a non-residential building after the building was placed in service, excluding elevators, enlargements, and the internal structural framework.Computers and Related Peripheral Equipment = 5 yearsVehicles = 5 yearsNote that the land itself is not depreciable.
Sean Dunbar Looking for advice to invest 965k of equity
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
Including monthly obligations and who will pay them, etc.
Gregory Schwartz What is a good occupancy rate for MTR
9 January 2025 | 8 replies
There are strategies that can be combined (i.e.
Rene Hosman What do you consider a "good" cash flow for a property in 2024?
7 January 2025 | 22 replies
Down payment of $13K including reserves sounds pretty low to me . ( Based on Maryland )
Kyler Tarr Knob and tube wiring
27 January 2025 | 18 replies
I'd estiamte a pricetag of $20k including panel upograde (although you didn't mention size of house).Problems below vvvv*Unsafe modifications are far more common with K&T wiring than they are with Romex and other modern wiring systems. 
Evelyne Ling Junior Lender Foreclosure questions
6 January 2025 | 2 replies
If I buy out the first lender, can I foreclose with the total amount due for both loans combined, or will it remain as two separate loans, with only one being foreclosable?
Hemal Adani Anyone has invested with Open door capital? How was your experience?
22 February 2025 | 109 replies
However, my take on this is they did not do sufficient due diligence on many fronts, including city government challenges, operating challenges, infrastructure challenges and marketing challenges. 
Bob Dole Cost Segregation -- What is the true benefit of the accelerated depreciation?
9 January 2025 | 32 replies
I'm Francisco Centeno (REALTOR)So, cost segregation is basically deducting the depreciation of a property for years.Now, in the hypothetically situation...If both of you combines were earning $700k and you just bought a $2m property, and the cost segregation you got from a professional for the $2m property is $316k.
Dave Schimmels Rental comp calculation
3 January 2025 | 6 replies
I have a duplex in cleveland with a combined 2,336 sq. ft.
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
Some types of Creative Financing include: Seller/Owner Financing, Land Contract, Wrap, Assumption, Subto, Lease Option, Contract for Deed.