So my 5 bedroom new construction on top of the mountain with phenomenal views is lumped in with a 30 yr old 5 bedroom 1/4 mile away in the valley surrounded by trees.  

Hello all,Few months ago I purchased my first property in the smoky mountains in Pigeon Forge.

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Eric,Pueblo has a lot to offer - Arkansas River Walk, Pueblo Reservoir, Arts Center, Family owned restaurants, Arkansas River activities, close to mountains, Colorado State University -Pueblo Campus, Pueblo Community College, home grown produce - known for peppers, and pumpkins, less traffic, driving distance to Colorado Springs and Denver.  

But obviously, we have spent the better part of 20 years on the buyer's side of the table, so we are looking for some general advice, tips/tricks, or even the pitfalls of setting up a hard money lending arm to augment our current business model. 

Likewise, loan points are amortized over the life of the loan and I have them in a separate sub-table of the fixedAssets, but unless they pull up the original journal entry you can't tell which loan they pair with, and it seems like a stretch for the CPA to track down that the loan was refinanced and hence all the remaining depreciation should be taken now. 

I hope you make a few connections so you can meet across the table and get the advice you need.

I believe value add is still on the table, and an even more enticing option now with rates from the looks of it on a downward trajectory.

The main reason I bring that up is because you'll find that a lot of househack options in NYC & LI don't make too much sense on paper for the first 3-5 years, unless you bring a large downpayment to the table. 

I have it at around $5K for a quality living and dining setup (sectional, accent chairs, coffee table, tv, rug, dining set for 6).