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Tinia James Made no profit this year should I still file taxes?
20 December 2024 | 9 replies
@Tinia JamesIf you receive a 1099 showing income from one of your deals, you have to file a Schedule C to report that income.
Michael Palmer Reasonable Construction Loan Terms
21 December 2024 | 10 replies
Loan C: Capitalized interest reserve with an 80% LTC loan.
Michael Plaks DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
23 December 2024 | 12 replies
While on the topic, an S-corp will never save you anything on your rental properties, so don't place rentals into an S-corp.Form a C-corporation. 
Irina Badal Living trust/personal residence trust
24 December 2024 | 5 replies
@David C. is absolutely correct. 
Eric Miller Better to have one $600k property at 70% LTV, or four $300k properties at 95% LTV?
27 December 2024 | 13 replies
Maybe the 600K property area goes from an A to B class area, while the 300K goes from C to B class? 
Kayla M. Looking for Guidance and Help to Get Out of a Baltimore Property
2 January 2025 | 53 replies
Out of town, especially in places that are tenant friendly or C/D areas, are for experienced investors only.
Zachary Kessler Section 8 Rentals
24 December 2024 | 5 replies
Remove those and the Net S8 Rent will be market rent.Typically, the only way to get more than market rent is by buying in Class D areas and hoping a S8 tenant will live there instead of a Class C area.Keep in Mind: TENANTS QUALIFY FOR SECTION 8 FOR A REASON!
Tim W. Invest for Cash Flow or Appreciation- Which do you favor more?
22 December 2024 | 7 replies
Do not buy for appreciation in class C neighborhoodsAfter many conversations with successful investors and my own experience, successful investors focus on the following:1.
Justin Jefferson Can someone guide me through the first step of analysis
22 December 2024 | 8 replies
Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.
Chris Burke Calculating Square Footage - Office Above Detached Garage
20 December 2024 | 3 replies
A window A/C might keep it comfortable, but it often doesn’t meet the standard for counting it as fully finished square footage.