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Jonathan Baptiste What I learned after 1 year of house hacking
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
You’ll thank me when eviction drama hits, or turnover costs come calling.Fines = Behavior TrainingSometimes, tenants behave worse than toddlers at a candy store.
Chris Magistrado Defining Crystal Clear Criteria (CCC) for Large Multifamily Investments
9 January 2025 | 0 replies
Here’s what CCC looks like when applied to large multifamily properties:Key Elements of CCC1.
Jonathan Greene Why You Should Never Take a Break as a Real Estate Investor
3 February 2025 | 31 replies
It's like playing the couponing game and a store gives you money at the check out.
David Switzer Question about ADA (no one seems to be doing it?)
14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Would you think a store that had a small step at the front would be compliant if they had a small metal portable ramp they could lay down over the stairs in case someone in a wheelchair were to come?
Mustafa Shaikh RAD Diversified Review — It Wasn't Pretty
18 February 2025 | 148 replies
She said she has had to pay out-of-pocket for exterminators and plumbers after getting no response to pest and leaky-pipe complaints to RAD’s property managers.Another tenant of a Mendenhall-led fund, Terry Golden, 41, said he has been dealing for about a year with a flooded basement that his property managers have neglected to repair at his 880-square-foot home in West Philadelphia’s Haddington section.His living and dining rooms are piled high with belongings he’d previously been storing in the basement: furniture, appliances, trophies from his days coaching little-league football.
Brice Alef-Torrisi Managing finances between multiple properties
14 January 2025 | 7 replies
Since this is the tenant's money, I want the bank calculating and holding everything versus storing balances in my spreadsheet.
Kyle Harris Learning the ropes
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.
JC Wu Roofstock review. NEWBIES BEWARE!!
9 February 2025 | 173 replies
Again, not blaming Roofstock because it's not necessarily their fault... it's just the nature of their marketplace and so many unknown element that can lead to things like this.
Jerry Tello Over The Counter (OTC) Tax Liens
14 January 2025 | 11 replies
It can be like the clothes nobody wanted at the dollar store, it wasn't going to be great to begin with and what was usable in some way is already gone.
Melanie Baldridge What is MACRS classification?
10 January 2025 | 0 replies
When it comes to real estate, here's a general list of eligible assets and their depreciable lifespans that you should know: Residential Rental Property = 27.5 yearsThis includes any building or structure where 80% or more of its gross rental income is from residential units.That means:- Apartment buildings- Single-family rental homes- Duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes- Mobile homes (used for residential rental)- Any kind of residential lodging facility where the primary purpose is long-term rentalCommercial Property = 39 yearsThis includes non-residential properties like:-Office buildings-Retail stores and shopping centers-Warehouses-Industrial complexes-Hotels and motels that do not qualify as residential rental propertyLand Improvements = 15 yearsThese include sidewalks, roads, fencing, some landscaping, and parking lots that are separate from the building.Personal Property = 5 or 7 yearsPersonal property used in a rental activity usually has a 5 or 7-year life.This includes most furniture, appliances, carpeting and various machinery.Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) = 15 yearsGenerally, this includes any improvements made to the interior of a non-residential building after the building was placed in service, excluding elevators, enlargements, and the internal structural framework.Computers and Related Peripheral Equipment = 5 yearsVehicles = 5 yearsNote that the land itself is not depreciable.