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1 January 2025 | 13 replies
For this reason, I would take inventory of the local banks within your target markets that offer financing options that best serve your real estate needs (again, usually the smaller local banks), and build depository relationships with them.
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20 December 2024 | 8 replies
In my area cap rates are getting better because there is less competition, lower prices and rents are still the same/rising.
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30 December 2024 | 4 replies
We offered our impacted tenants a hotel room while we were awaiting repairs, but both tenants decided it was easier to stay put.
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6 January 2025 | 25 replies
In speaking with our insurance agent, we decided not to make an offer.
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12 December 2024 | 1 reply
It is solid to look at deals that are off-market and know that the ability to buy it at a price and either hold it or sell it will be coming with less competition on the purchase and more upside.
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9 January 2025 | 32 replies
Both offer valuable tax strategies, particularly when cost segregation is applied early.
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21 January 2025 | 40 replies
In searching for a new solution, I came across baselane.com and it seems to solve for most of the functionalities offered by Stessa+Avail.co.
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1 January 2025 | 14 replies
I know of a lender that offers a 0% down, owner-occupant conventional loan that is a fantastic option for househacking.
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28 December 2024 | 1 reply
I offered to buy the property from the $28B foreign company which kept them from having to tear down the buildings to mitigate the vagrant problem and also from their obligation to pay the rail road for the long term lease.
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2 January 2025 | 14 replies
@Vidit Maini Starting your business as an LLC taxed as a C corporation offers flexibility but involves double taxation unless you elect S corp status, allowing profits to pass through to your personal return.For tax savings, deduct startup costs, track business mileage or vehicle expenses, and consider a home office deduction.