The increased depreciation deductions can offset your taxable income, including gains from the sale of the previous property.

Its just outside of their normal scope of work and it only increases their liability.

You'll want to keep track of these because they can Increase or decrease your at-risk amount and as a result the losses you can take as a partnerYou or your CPA will need to report these on your IRS Schedule K-1s for each of the partners in LLC. ...

@Stephen Hood your idea is solid and shows good potential, but here are a few things to consider:Private Lender Terms: Ensure the lender agrees to the 1% origination fee and $2K monthly payments—some may require a higher interest rate or balloon payment at the end.Timeline for Sale: Factor in potential delays with selling your current property or completing renovations on the new one, as these could impact your refinance timeline.Refinance Feasibility: Confirm with lenders that refinancing at $500K is realistic, especially after recent rate increases and appraisal expectations.Exit Plan: Have a backup plan in case the market shifts or repairs take longer than expected, such as extending the private loan or bridging with a HELOC.If you can lock in favorable private loan terms and stay realistic about costs and timelines, this could work well.

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

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I stand corrected:)They do have an office in Metro Detroit and while we're far from perfect, we seem to get a lot of their unhappy previous clients.In our opinion, they built a system for Class A rentals - where tenants have 680+ credit scores and rarely have to be evicted or trash properties.They then tried to apply their processes to Class B & C rentals and that's when their service issues increased.All this caused them to recently significantly increase their Flat Fee pricing and monthly minimum charges.

Instead of increasing rent, I would look at having the security deposit increased to protect against wear and tear.

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