Been looking into building out an IDX lead generation website and I stumbled upon software called Mashvisor, it claims to integrate into your IDX website and calculate Cap Rates / Cash Outlay, Etc etc.

To be fair I did ride the low interest rate and high appreciation train, but you get the idea.

It doesn't help that interest rates are relatively high compared to the last few years and seem to be going up with the new inflation news and such. 

Quote from @Melanie Baldridge: In 2025 the bonus depreciation rate is 40%.This means that if you bought a property for $1M in 2025, did a cost seg study and found $300K in eligible assets that you could depreciate, you could take 40% of that $300K as bonus depreciation to offset your income in the first year.40% of $300K = $120K.You then apply that $120K to the owner’s personal tax rate to find the final amount that they can defer in year 1.If your tax rate is 37%, you can defer $66.6K.This is a big deal even at the 40% bonus depreciation rate this year.It’s a massive benefit 

Only do that though if you can pay it off or get close to paying it off within a couple of years before the interest rate changes. 

There are builders that are offering really low rates.

.💰 Financing is available—10% rates, $10MM+ loans, and builder deposits covering 10-15%—so how are you structuring your deals to minimize out-of-pocket costs and secure takeout contracts?

Decided to pull the trigger finally in RE investing, taking advantage of interest rates and some on hand cash.

If they have a loan at a favorable rate, I give them additional money to take over the loan.

The benefit of this is that you are not paying Hard Money rates so in long term there is a lot of savings going this route.