
23 September 2024 | 6 replies
Bonus depreciation is just a special part of the US tax code.It allows you to take accelerated depreciation on portions of your property depending on when an asset is put into service.At the time of this writing, you can write off a huge portion (60% in 2024) of many qualified components that have a useful lifespan of 15 years or less.That means a certain percentage of things like landscaping, sidewalks, latches, appliances, fences, certain flooring, etc is depreciable in year 1.The bonus depreciation rate percentage changes yearly depending on the administration and the tax code.For years 2015 through 2017 first-year depreciation for all the items on a 15-year schedule or less was set to 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019 and then 0% in 2020.But then Trump got elected, and he enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.That moved the bonus depreciation percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022.In 2023 it went down to 80% and it’s currently at 60%.Depending on who gets elected again, 100% may be back on the table.Only time will tell.We know that the US government wants to incentivize more development and ownership of RE.They want Americans to continue to build and maintain our physical world.That’s why real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged assets in the US.Depreciation and bonus depreciation for RE are very positive and will likely continue in the years ahead.

27 September 2024 | 66 replies
But right now seems to be the absolute exception to where there simply isn't any obvious play to run with.

24 September 2024 | 14 replies
I'd simply let them know that you are not going to renew their lease.

23 September 2024 | 5 replies
After 5 years and very little progress on the ADU valuations I suspect the ADUs simply do not have a value equal to the small unit, small count cost and never will.

23 September 2024 | 7 replies
I think the combination of fed cuts, insurance carriers slowly coming back, population/job growth being steady, future new supply dropping off, and a few other things bode well for rental properties in the coming years.

22 September 2024 | 13 replies
I'll be interested in how they make the Experience "exclusive" to Airbnb as that seems like a terrible business model for the people hosting the Experience unless ABB cuts a check for them.

24 September 2024 | 22 replies
Yes, I simply say I'm interested in seeing if a property might be for sale and I'd like to find the owner.

24 September 2024 | 12 replies
BTW SMS is less effective then you'd think and has real legal trouble issues since youu are spamming with blind SMS.This is a whole book so have to cut it off here.

21 September 2024 | 7 replies
A split level ranch in a standard neighborhood doesn’t cut it anymore.

24 September 2024 | 15 replies
Without coaches, without gurus, without any other resources, they simply saved some money, bought a property, managed it as best they could, and held it for 30+ years.