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3 January 2025 | 18 replies
I tried using the biggerpockets rental calculator this morning and the cashflow was negative, but I may have been too conservative with the numbers.
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11 January 2025 | 9 replies
Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.
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26 December 2024 | 7 replies
@David Sam Cost segregation can benefit a property under $400K by accelerating depreciation to offset taxable income, especially if you qualify as a real estate professional or use the short-term rental loophole.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
You'll just have to figure out how much utilities normally are for your calculations.
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21 January 2025 | 20 replies
Usually my agent is the one asking me to how to calculate ARV and find cost to fix the bathroom,etc.
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3 January 2025 | 5 replies
I've been running the numbers on different properties using a variety of online calculators for properties that I initially thought looked like there may be potential.
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23 January 2025 | 16 replies
Both me and my wife have full time jobs. 3) That $5875 is the 25% of contribution that S-corp can make towards employee retirement. 4) Thank you so much for improving my understanding on how 401K limits are calculated.
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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
The agency granted a permit for repairs to make the Pomona Street property structurally sound last month, she said.The vacant, dilapidated house at 915 Dauphin St., meanwhile, was listed as having a market value of $200,000 in a February 2020 RAD document, about three years after DDH Fund paid $27,000 for that property when images on the Atlas property-data website show it was in better condition.Those asset-value calculations are behind RAD’s big stock-value jumps.
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6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Hey Robert,I recommend looking at BiggerPockets calculator.
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10 January 2025 | 67 replies
But it’s clear you’re a smart investor who knows the long-term benefits real estate can bring.I keep reminding myself why I stick with real estate: you can make money every month in four different ways:Cash Flow – Passive income to live on.Appreciation – Long-term property value growth.Depreciation – Tax benefits that reduce your taxable income.Tenants Paying Down the Mortgage – Even if you’re paid off now, this is one of the biggest wealth-building tools for leveraged properties.It sounds like your main struggle is the stress of active management—and trust me, you’re not alone.