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21 March 2024 | 8 replies
CPAs love clean books, and hate bookkeeping, so anyone you hire should be thinking in alignment with what your tax preparer will need at the end of the year (otherwise your tax preparer will charge you a premium for the extra work they have to do to decipher your financial statements).
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19 March 2024 | 30 replies
It's incredibly hard to tell what will happen.I do think we see a slight uptick in listings, but it's hard to decipher how much of that is from this ruling.
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13 March 2024 | 7 replies
Not only should you know a lot about owning and operating real estate, but you also need to be pretty good at reading people and deciphering if they are good, honest people or not.
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2 March 2024 | 43 replies
@Kareena Sharma :take a look at this chart and few things to decipher:- If you want to invest in anything, the first you have to analyze is the probabily of the risk of losing money , not the return.- Currently all CRE are still on downtrend, you could invest safely when the slope of the line is moving up or flattening- in 2013, if you invest at syndication in MF for example, your probability of hitting the return is 80% with risk of losing money lets say 10%- in 2023, if you do it now, your chance of losing money is 40%, your probabily of hitting the return maybe 30%, this is just arbitrary numberI've shown to you after I analyze the slope- The duplex or any MF2-4 is always better because first, the financing is using long term 30 year amortization with goverment as the note holder literally speaking.
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24 February 2024 | 8 replies
I can't decide if it's incompetence or some intentional gap, the purpose of which I can't decipher.
22 February 2024 | 2 replies
Many counties have online databases for public access.Legal Consultation: Since deciphering legal documents and understanding the implications of various codes can be complex, consulting with a real estate attorney can provide clarity and guidance on how to proceed with clearing the title or addressing any discovered liens.
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20 February 2024 | 1 reply
In the realm of finance, understanding the intricacies of various loan options is paramount for both borrowers and lenders alike. One such type of loan that plays a crucial role in commercial real estate financing is ...
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17 February 2024 | 4 replies
I am also wondering what steps to take to decipher the best route for the refinance cash out?
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28 January 2018 | 1 reply
Hey guys! I'm kinda new to BP and navigating pretty well if i don't say so myself. Just needed some help from a seasoned member!
What do all those acronyms mean? List any and all acronyms you can think of to help me ...