Andrew Katz
What year do I count income for?
15 January 2025 | 9 replies
Since the payment was deposited into your account on 1/6/2025, it would typically be considered income for 2025, even though the tenant paid it on 12/31/2024.However, if you use cash-basis accounting (which most landlords do), the key factor is when you physically receive the money, not when it was sent or owed.
Adedayo Adetunji
Stranger occupied property without consent
8 January 2025 | 5 replies
Squatters can now be locked out of a property and their possessions removed, but a landlord CANNOT physically remove the squatters themselves.The local police are supposed to enforce these laws and assist landlords in removing squatters.The reality is that when you call the Detroit Police to remove squatters:1) The police often don’t know/care about squatter laws and state you must take the squatters to court to evict them.
Ryan Ruppert
Shopify for own STR website?
20 January 2025 | 7 replies
While it's user-friendly and fine for selling physical products, its scalability for managing multiple rental properties is limited compared to WordPress.
Joy Daniels
Pets and Service animals at STR
18 January 2025 | 15 replies
Common tasks include guiding (for example, blind, severe physical disability), alerting (severe diabetes, seizures), retrieving/operating (pushing buttons, switches, etc).
Joshua Parsons
Really long distance investing (International)
19 January 2025 | 46 replies
Imagine you aren't able to make a phone call to get information and you need to physically go to where the person is to speak with them.
Jorge Abreu
Evaluating Property Managers
28 December 2024 | 1 reply
Many property managers tend to focus on physical occupancy rates, but what truly matters is the economic occupancy rates—the actual rent collected.
Anjali L.
SSN for tenant
4 January 2025 | 6 replies
In my experience, the good ones are expensive, typically require a subscription, and sometimes they even do a physical inspection of your premises to verify it is a legitimate person / business in US.
Lilia Matlov
Investment needs to focus on the quality and potential of real estate
27 December 2024 | 8 replies
If so, invest.Then, ask yourself does this property provide the characteristics you need for it to give you your return-- location, rental demand, buying demand, physical structure, etc.
Bobby Short
Costa Rica 2nd property Mortgage
11 January 2025 | 12 replies
If you aren't going to be living in CR full time as you try to execute the deal I do not think it is physically possible for you to obtain a loan from Scotia Bank and not worth your time to try because the rates are so high.
Alexander Szikla
Rockson Advisory’s Year In Review: Thriving on the Real Estate Rollercoaster into 202
1 January 2025 | 0 replies
This included some landmark deals including Rockefeller Center’s $3.5B loan and Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau $1.2B refinancingAlternative lenders filling traditional banking gaps with short-term solutions which has already begun a cycle of consolidation that will likely continue and accelerate in 2025The Office Sector Divide:CBD property values are down 50.7% from 2021 peaksClass A office properties seem to be in their own vacuum of prosperity with trophy properties commanding premium rents ($100+ PSF nationally, up to $247 in top markets) with strong occupancyHybrid work continues impacting older building valuations which have not faired as well, but this may begin to rebalance as more companies are instituting mandates to return to physical officesChallenges & Opportunities:$1 trillion in loans maturing by 2026Interest rates up from 3.5% (2021) to 6.74% (2024)Experts such as AEW’s Michael Acton and Blackstone’s Nadeem Meghji see the best entry point in the last 15–20 years and we agreeMarket Outlook:Current market conditions present unique opportunities, with inflation-adjusted prices at historic lows and yields at decade highs.