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31 January 2025 | 5 replies
What happens if the water service line has to be replaced?
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28 January 2025 | 4 replies
Year 0: ($2,000 - $1,700) x (1 + 2%)^0 / (1 + 5%)^0 ≈ $300 in today’s buying power.Year 5: ($2,000 - $1,700) x (1 + 2%)^5 / (1 + 5%)^5 ≈ $260 in today’s buying power.Year 10: ($2,000 - $1,700) x (1 + 2%)^10 / (1 + 5%)^10 ≈ $225 in today’s buying power.Year 15: ($2,000 - $1,700) x (1 + 2%)^15 / (1 + 5%)^15 ≈ $194 in today’s buying power.So, if you purchase property in a city where rent increases at a slower pace than inflation, the amount of goods and services you can buy will decrease over time due to inflation.Here is what I recommend:Purchase in a city that possesses the following characteristics.Significant and sustained population growth.Rapid and sustained appreciationBalance negative cash flow, interest rate buydown, and increased down payment to create an acceptable cash flow situation today.Refinance when rates fall to increase cash flow.
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28 January 2025 | 3 replies
The math behind Real Estate is not that complicated, Revenue - expenses and debt service = cash flow.
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20 January 2025 | 2 replies
We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.
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20 January 2025 | 3 replies
He gave me the owner's number (Jeff) and I called him on the spot, hoping to be able to offer my services to help him find and sell more homes in the neighborhood.
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31 January 2025 | 27 replies
We only disagree on what is basically a customer service issue.
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7 February 2025 | 25 replies
I told them I wanted nothing more to do with them.Then they sent me a cancellation contract, but their customer service accidentally sent me the wrong one—saying they were going to refund me.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
Bonus depreciation recapture is based on the year that is placed into services.As of right now, the bonus depreciation for 2024 is 60%.It is not likely that they will change the bonus depreciation retroactively to 2024.If they change the bonus depreciation for properties purchased in 2025, it will have no impact on a property you placed into service in 2024.
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11 January 2025 | 5 replies
Let me know if I can be of service.
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22 January 2025 | 14 replies
Snow plowing is an emergency service , we are on call 24/7 for the entire winter , the prices you pay cover the salt that we stock , the prep for each storm , the desalting of the trucks , the overtime .