Bryce Jamison
Do you buy older homes for long term rentals?
20 January 2025 | 31 replies
I figure the ones over 50 or 60 years old have already had all the big ticket items replaced.
Frank Harris
Does anybody have a New Build with Blacktip Construction Group in Cape Coral Florida?
27 December 2024 | 93 replies
We also have different single family and duplex models available.
Myers Bryan
Floorplan software recommendations?
14 December 2024 | 2 replies
Planner 5DPlatform: AndroidFeatures:Supports both 2D and 3D floor plans.Allows you to scan walls and create floor plans as you walk through a property.Offers a vast library of furniture and decor items to customize your plans.Bonus: Projects can be synced and edited on Windows through their web platform3.
Bradley Guion
Seeking Advice: Scaling STR Business vs. Starting a Glamping Venture
15 December 2024 | 4 replies
•Does this sound like a scalable and sustainable business model?
Victor N.
Tenant Refusing To Turn on Heat In Winter In Order To Save
18 January 2025 | 36 replies
I like using these for just this case.Another item to consider is since this is a 2nd floor I wouldn't be that worried since the 1st floor will heat the 2nd floor enough to not allow frozen pipes.I would also talk to an HVAC person because I believe they can also put a device to cycle the heat a few times a day or even put a secondary thermostat in the apt to take care of the minimum issues.I feel for you because otherwise you have a great tenant.
Waruna Yapa
Who has the best rates and how to shop for them?
8 January 2025 | 14 replies
The list goes on.For mission-critical items, you want quality, not cheap.
Alex Longinidis
Buying First House Hack
17 December 2024 | 17 replies
Yeah there are several big items!
Derek Stevens
Valuation of unconventional and profitable STR property
26 December 2024 | 18 replies
The best and most appropriate way to get a value, in my opinion, would be to use a discounted cash flow model.
Melanie Baldridge
Bonus depreciation ?
16 December 2024 | 0 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.
Jefferey Eutsay
32 unit multi
24 December 2024 | 9 replies
Since the assumable financing and seller carry combined could put a strain on your monthly expenses, it’s important to model different scenarios for vacancy, maintenance, and management costs.