Thomas Youngman
Property Investment in Portugal
19 January 2025 | 269 replies
A huge number of properties we have looked at would have issues on this front.It can lead to an opportunity to improve the value of a property if you can buy it with an illegal area, get that area legalised and then sell on with a higher value that the bank would lend against, but it's not clear cut and it seems though that there are almost two levels of 'legalisation' - we were able to register all of the annex on the plans and could fully incorporate a portion of it but there is another portion that is too close to the back boundary wall that should only be used for things like storage and not ever for habitation. 2) During the purchase process be careful, amongst other issues with this property we had the situation where the seller's lawyer was not actually a lawyer (having been struck off).
Harrison Jones
Building a Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy
31 December 2024 | 20 replies
However, the structure isn’t about charity—it’s about balancing returns with long-term community impact.Returns Through Cash Flow: Our real estate assets will cash flow, generating returns for investors over the first 20-30 years.Reinvestment for Sustainability: A portion of the profits will be reinvested into community programs to create a more stable tenant base and reduce turnover.Long-Term Value Creation: By focusing on economic development and housing stability, the portfolio grows in value over time, benefiting both the community and investors.3.
James Wise
Failed Leadership is why California is on fire.
23 January 2025 | 165 replies
Or city being under staffed for certain added works now, and possibly over-staffed during down cycle portions of it all.
Maria Jeanette
Advise on leveraging a Self-directed IRA to purchase real estate
9 December 2024 | 11 replies
You can't even change a lightbulb.You or your family can't use or live in the property.You can't sell a portion of a property like you can sell portions of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.
Michael Plaks
DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
23 December 2024 | 12 replies
Otherwise, you can only write off the business portion.
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: can I apply "STR loophole" strategy in December?
11 December 2024 | 15 replies
I'm assuming that the 2024 portion of the stay counts towards 2024 and the 2025 portion counts towards 2025.
Sandra Andrews
Escrow Accounts for Holding Security Deposits
10 December 2024 | 1 reply
If it is interest bearing than most states require that a portion of the interest goes to the tenant.
Jae Yoo
Help with property management company that won't pay me and are ignoring my emails
10 December 2024 | 7 replies
They take their portion of the housing voucher like clockwork and my funds are tied up in their system.
Jonathan Greene
Don't Become a Property Hoarder or a Door Counter
3 January 2025 | 40 replies
You are betting too much on the refinance portion if you try to BRRRR with hard money.
Joel Florek
31 units in 30 months at age 24, $70k Annual Cashflow
9 January 2025 | 116 replies
I know that I can either save the money(which I have via cash and line of credit), I can refinance the property with the bank for all or a portion of the amount I owe the seller, or I can get private money to take on a note and pay back the seller.My goal is to get private money.