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11 November 2024 | 19 replies
Basic cable is often only about $65/month and in my opinion is much cheaper than 3-4 streaming platforms.
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22 November 2024 | 92 replies
I’m ok waiting a few years for market rent to ramp up because I know the appreciation will be there in 5-10 years and they’ll do much better in the long run vs cheaper lower appreciating areas that I’m getting the 1 or 2% rule when I first buy.
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8 November 2024 | 21 replies
(i.e. most done work via phone and internet/building networks locally) I am currently in Virginia but want to look at cheaper markets for investments such as Pittsburg, PA.Hope to meet some great like-minded people here!
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10 November 2024 | 9 replies
Esprit Wood stair case will be much cheaper than the metal ones - ideally going to a door that is up at the top of them and not a window so that it's a second entrance/exit to the unit.
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11 November 2024 | 8 replies
With that being said everything will get a little cheaper.
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6 November 2024 | 0 replies
The #1 way real estate investors defer taxes to later dates is with a system called depreciation and bonus depreciation.Depreciation is the act of slowly, over time, deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income.Generally over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) yr time frame.So each year you can write off a few percent of the purchase price against your income.
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8 November 2024 | 38 replies
San Antonio seems it may potentially work as it's a bit cheaper than Dallas.
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7 November 2024 | 5 replies
Normally this would be taxable.
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7 November 2024 | 22 replies
(We settled anyways because the settlement was cheaper than what my attorney bills would have been to defend against this absurd suit, so I didn't test the true strength of the LLC)
14 November 2024 | 20 replies
You'll have to decide if this is a big enough issue to justify finding a new PM.As an aside, you may find a contractor that can do work cheaper, but will they be as responsive?