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1 February 2025 | 5 replies
The only additional thing that needs to happen is make sure appraiser makes note of why the value increase in as is vs previous purchase price.
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
In most single family zoned areas adding a single ADU is not a value add meaning it will not add more value than the hands off cost of the addition.
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27 January 2025 | 0 replies
If a home is titled in a trust (or an LLC), the trust or LLC should be added as an additional insured to avoid potential disputes during a claim.To confirm, we reached out to an insurance carrier, who clarified:“A carrier can potentially deny a claim if the home is titled in a trust or LLC but the insurance policy is under the individual homeowner's name.
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15 January 2025 | 144 replies
IMO this is much too little additional return to put your personal residence at risk.
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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
I know this is a very old thread but if anyone comes across it I wanted to add some additional thoughts that might be helpful.
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4 January 2025 | 11 replies
The issue with section 179 expense is that you normally have to operate at positive income.Under most circumstances, bonus depreciation is better since you can take bonus depreciation even if you operate at negative income.
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18 January 2025 | 15 replies
As a bonus when you sign up you also get an e-book that has tips to running your wholesaling business.We normally pull 50k+ list when we do our monthly campaigns of cold calling.
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26 January 2025 | 4 replies
In addition to your down payment, plan for closing costs (around 2-5% of the purchase price) and set aside at least 3-6 months of expenses for repairs, maintenance, and vacancies.
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.
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10 January 2025 | 13 replies
I already have land holdings near Everett that will certify out at 304 salable density bonus credits.To play this game, I get certified and then "clip off" the transferable development rights for sale to urban developers in the county, who can cash them in for an increase in dwelling unit density from an original 22 units/acre to 58 units, and building heights from 45' to 75'.