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5 December 2024 | 10 replies
I was under the impression that they were not allowed.
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13 December 2024 | 35 replies
Forced appreciation allows me to build equity from the beginning of the investment, so if I need to firesale for an unforeseeable reason, I will not be underwater.- Debt-Paydown is a result of time.
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7 December 2024 | 150 replies
The trustee was able to negotiate with us and allowed us relief to sell the property because there was not profit being had, they owed around 70K and we were selling for 25K.
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7 December 2024 | 1 reply
Education standards must be raised so that students actually use their heads for something besides hat racks (allowing them to actually earn a living) and have ready access to birth control (all types of) so that some mistake doesn’t derail one’s entire life.Slow down immigration, too.
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7 December 2024 | 2 replies
It’s also important to remember that allowing partial payments without a plan can set a bad precedent, so it’s best to handle this firmly but professionally.For the future, collecting the first month’s rent in full before move-in can help avoid situations like this.
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9 December 2024 | 8 replies
Commissions are generally considered part of the acquisition costs, which are added to the property’s basis (the starting point for calculating depreciation and capital gains).Since you’re planning to rent out the ADU, you could depreciate the ADU's share of the property over time, which may indirectly allow you to benefit from the commission expense.
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6 December 2024 | 15 replies
I heard it was because the state is not allowing insurance companies to raise prices so they are stopping new policies in the whole state.
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4 December 2024 | 12 replies
Is this becoming a thing, and if you are doing it, what platform are you using since Airbnb will not allow video's?
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6 December 2024 | 34 replies
PropStream has a really awesome driving for dollars app that allows you to save properties that you driveby and then export the list when you get home.
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6 December 2024 | 2 replies
My team is also well connected to this sector of the industry allowing us to be experts in Land listings as well as have access to numerous Off-Market Listings.