In saying that some have in house maintenance and they show you invoice of their own maintenance arm, you have an INV but its internal and you can vet it.I think that once you have a large portfolio, with say 25 units or more you can create your own website with maintenance request sections.Then you can track the requests and at least know that they are real straight from the tenants.

Everything else inside the dwelling structure is a structural component that would be depreciated along with the structure itself on a 27.5 year schedule. 

When I asked if that was an IRS requirement or internal policy they said IRS.

Hello Everyone,I have a proposal from a very good friend in Europe for a real estate deal. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. There is a lot of 2 apartments available for purchase. Appraisal: One at 320k and...

When we partner up on flips we look at it as 3 different components: 1.

What are the basic component of a good insurance policy?

Our internal overlays won't allow us to go below 620 FICO.

You can take participant loans from the 401k, you don't need the additional expense and administration of an LLC to have checkbook control, and there is a built in-Roth component if you'd like to make tax-free investments.

The group is heavy on people getting into MF and even international REI.  

Thank you for pointing out the cultural component as well!