Scott Robinson
Can 1 owner force the other to sell?
20 December 2019 | 21 replies
Even if it were separate property, H's estate owes reimbursement to the marital/community estate for part of the CP spent on SP (payments on loan, taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc) over the years because CP earnings paid for these itemsSub-2 won't work because dead H cannot sign/notarize docs required.Not my site, but useful chart: http://blairwells.com/helpful-...
Marc Arnaldo
Why is having a high cap rate risky and low is safe?
21 December 2019 | 4 replies
I think the big remaining confusion is that cap rate can be used to describe an individual properties performance (a 7 cap is the percent return you would get if you paid all cash for a property with no debt= 100,000 property yields $7,000 per year), but the cap rate can also be used to signify what return the market place will pay for a property (The going cap rate is a 5, 6, 8, etc).
Daniel Crouse
Where to form "Managing Member, LLC" which will be the "sponsor"?
25 March 2018 | 13 replies
The members of MM will likely be myself and my wife as we are going to make a marital property capital infusion to cover the costs of setting it up plus some minor working capital.
Long Nguyen
Is market correction a good thing?
7 November 2017 | 12 replies
New construction costs are higher and it pulls up all values of existing homes.Rapid growth doesn't signify a market correction, beyond the basic supply/demand balance.
Jeffery Rymer
Renting your own house?
8 November 2017 | 6 replies
(2) Lower interest rate for home owners (3) Slightly better insurance rate (4) Tax free capital gains tax of 250k to 500k depending on your marital status. (4) Itemized tax deduction benefit (5) You are your best renter!
Eric Li
Buy a house-hack now vs buy during next recession?
10 January 2018 | 6 replies
That usually signifies that the recession started 6-12 months ago and no one noticed until now (then).
Shelby Grimmett
A, B. C, & D-Class Properties
9 April 2018 | 9 replies
You can also check the crime map, or the sex offenders registry, if there's a heavy amount of them it signifies low standards and a C-/D area.
Shawn H.
LLC transfer tax event?
14 January 2018 | 1 reply
However, none of the gifting would be subject to gift tax/lifetime exclusion as she is entitled to the unlimited marital deduction.
David K.
Anyone else paying down mortgages rather than buying now?
2 November 2017 | 79 replies
Chris Armstrong I'm not seeing how having a paid for primary signifies a win.
Justin Owens
How many tenants is too many?
19 October 2017 | 5 replies
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