so much private land has been logged and replanted since then.. in those days we would buy a 40 lets say for 150k  take 200k of timber off of it then sell the land on contract for same price then hypothicate the note to pull out more cash rinse repeat.. we also would use our logging roads and staging areas stratigically so when we left the roads were in the right place to do a 4 way lot split and the landings/stagging areas became the building pads.. in the NW permits for logging are not tough.. in those days it was over the counter and there was nothing you needed to do with regard to excavation.. however if I just bought the land and wanted to put in roads and pads then I would have had to get a grading permit and all the survey and engineering that went with it.. its was really something how we did that.. and I miss it to this day.. the other item that made it so profitable was Japan was paying premium for Export quality doug fir logs.. you could get double or more for export logs.

But he was trying to pull a classic move—waiting until the last moment to pressure us into lowering our fee, thinking that we’d be desperate to close and agree to his terms.But here’s the thing: We weren’t.Instead of giving in to his renegotiation tactics, we told him no.

Once you’ve built enough equity, refinance and pull cash out to acquire more properties.Leverage Knowledge: Learn about tax benefits, depreciation, and using LLCs to protect your assets as you grow your portfolio.If I were your age, I would’ve networked more with real estate investors early on and diversified faster.

For most multifamily, I'm seeing on 30 year amortization to boot.Reminder for the lurkers that this has nothing to do with single family homes, 1-4 unit residential all gets residential mortgage financing, which isn't presently as good as commercial.Odd world where the 8-unit property has a payment that is less than twice as much as the fourplex, even though it pulls in twice the rents, and has less than twice the maintenance expense (the price of the fourplex is likely to be more than half the price of the 8-unit, and more than 1/5th the price of OP's 20-unit, holding constant location etc, but that's another rant for another day).

You will need a minimum of a 3/4 ton truck to pull them , I would get a dump trailer dual axel  12,000 lb capable of moving the equipment , also used for hauling . you will need DOT numbers on the truck since you are over 10,000 lbs combined gross vehicle weight , and a DOT physical for the driver .

Hi guys - we are about to close on a property soon in Philly and are planning to do the following work - -Add HVAC, Add a full bathroom and add a half bathroom, Fix kitchen (keep same layout)My contractor is saying that (Approach - 1 ) - we don't need to pull permits.

One thing QuickBooks did well was to snap a picture of a receipt, scan it with OCR, and then allow me to book the transaction later with most of the info automatically pulled out from the receipt.

The fact that you bought it with cash gives you a lot of flexibility, which is key in a market like Odessa where real estate values can sometimes be unpredictable.Let’s break it down:Refinance and Reinvest:The rental market is treating you well, and if you pull out equity with a loan, you'll still have that income stream.

This allows you to refinance your mortgage, take out a new loan, and pull out the equity as cash.

Before pulling the trigger on this, read up on prohibited transactions.