
10 January 2025 | 12 replies
.: Stessa isn't good for keeping track of tax deduction items.Stessa was designed to just look at P&L.

15 January 2025 | 15 replies
This is an example of private lending which is different than the IRA owning real estate and does not trigger UDFI/UBIT tax.

19 January 2025 | 55 replies
I am sure there are other good choices out there, but strongly recommend them.Stessa is lacking tenant communications and maintenance tracking, but overall stands up pretty well as free, or nearly free.Buildium is pricey and has a learning curve, but if you are going to exceed 20 units, definitely look to migrating to a real professional package like buildium

11 January 2025 | 31 replies
Sometimes the recorders office may not be online but the tax appraiser is.

14 January 2025 | 17 replies
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5 January 2025 | 13 replies
The greatest property tax sale state

14 January 2025 | 15 replies
Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

9 January 2025 | 0 replies
AB 2622 allows unlicensed professionals to handle jobs under $1,000, such as repairing gates, patching drywall, or fixing leaky faucets—saving you money without sacrificing quality.2.

16 January 2025 | 6 replies
If I can park the 388k ($415-27k) for one year at CD rate of 4.5% and then est 300k (after paying cap gain/depr recap) at 3.0% (assume CD rates lower) that interest income of about 24 months net of ordinary income tax is about the same as my current mortgage.Trying to play devil's advocate and think why selling this year does not make sense.

14 January 2025 | 2 replies
The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the 2025 bonus depreciation rate at 40%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.