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9 January 2025 | 9 replies
Hey Tim, Under IRS Publication 523, as a military member on qualified extended duty, you benefit from an extension of the “2 out of 5 years” rule to “2 out of the last 10 years” for excluding capital gains on the sale of a primary residence.
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1 February 2025 | 4 replies
But, only because I have seen LLC agreements in lieu of PPMs, with the same general items discussed. 3.
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4 January 2025 | 3 replies
I'm wondering how much specifics I need to include for each line item.
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7 February 2025 | 38 replies
the event i went to in tampa last year at a resort had security but I think the other Mendenhall brother that no longer works there oversaw it they seemed professional and were ex military type guys..two k9 dogs were there.
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28 January 2025 | 7 replies
With current interest rates, and they are at least 1% higher with potentially additional points for non owner occupied property, it is hard to find properties that will allow for positive cash flow after paying the mortgage, if you are looking for money for the down payment from a private lender, those are normally at higher than market and I am not sure it would be possible to pay it off.... please remember you need to take into account that you may not have a tenant for a certain amount of time, a tenant may stop paying rent, or you will have a big ticket item to fix, so I would wait if I were you and save to have enough for the down payment and closing costs and perhaps some money set aside for repairs. you also want to make sure that you have your own emergency fund outside of the money needed for the investment property because life happens ....
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24 January 2025 | 9 replies
TIC in this case is virtually synonymous with coop.finance items- There are several ways to finance TICs – group loans and fractional loans are the most common. - Fractional TIC loan: you can now own a unit in a building that isn’t classified as a condominium, yet from a financing perspective, will feel that way.
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4 February 2025 | 41 replies
I invest in military towns because they're usually lower barrier of entry and healthy economies.
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6 February 2025 | 19 replies
Given the scope of your work, a simple plumbing leak would not concern me, it's a $200 issue at the most and ideally, it's just another line item when you do rough in plumbing for the kitchen.Being in a Milwaukee suburb, I am guessing it's a 1960s ranch, probably with galvanized plumbing.
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
Have the tenants take and send pictures of any maintenance items and video chat with the repair person as needed.If you ever get in a situation where you just feel like you can't do it or don't want to do it, you can always put a PM in place at any time.
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24 January 2025 | 12 replies
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