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Marie Copul W2 Income +500k - What's the best real estate investing strategy for me to scale?
6 January 2025 | 25 replies
Should I buy up as many cash flowing/appreciating properties for long term holds as possible to add doors to my portfolio (although, I haven't enjoyed being a landlord thus far...)?
Julio Gonzalez Asset Classifications for Cost Segregation
7 January 2025 | 6 replies
Non-tangible property includes buildings, land or other inherently permanent structures.I get a lot of questions on which group specific assets belong in, so I put together a list to help.Non-Tangible PropertyBuilding (27.5 or 39 Year Useful Life)Land (Non-Depreciable)Paved Parking Areas (15 Year useful life)Swimming Pools (15 Year useful life)Fences (15 year useful life)Bridges (15 year useful life)Exterior Landscaping (15 year useful life)Docks (15 year useful life)Sidewalks (15 year useful life)Tangible Personal PropertyMillwork or decorative trimCarpetAir Conditioning equipmentShelving, cabinets and display racksAccordion doors and partitionsWall coveringsInterior landscapingNeon or other signsDecorative and business specific activity light fixturesGenerators, machinery and kitchen equipmentWindow treatmentsWhat other questions do you have regarding cost segregation?
John Underwood Corporate transparency act blocked nationwide
26 December 2024 | 21 replies
Instead of having to enter personal info and upload an image of your driver's license for each Reporting Company, the Individual FinCEN ID allows you to input your personal data once and then link the Individual ID to your various Reporting Companies. 
Robert Bishop I am 16 trying to get into real estate and have 200k
10 January 2025 | 28 replies
Gets you in the door and you can learn.
Michelle Gonzalez Are tenants hacking Zillow's credit score tool?
27 December 2024 | 4 replies
Our systems have caught people using SSNs from deceased people or the SSN indicates they are 2-3 decades older than their driver license birth date.
Donald DiBuono Best Mailer Companies
9 January 2025 | 5 replies
More effective to door knock in some situations. 
Rafael Ro Safe and stable investment: Do I buy rental properties or keep money in a HYSA?
11 January 2025 | 67 replies
2) Buy a few out of state properties over the next few years, through a well vetted turnkey provider like the one I mentioned above, which should more or less break even or give me a little bit of cash flow, and since I'd end up with a few doors my risk would be a little more spread out? 
Mike Sfera When to get a property manager
16 January 2025 | 26 replies
I would say that it depends on the PM, I personally have a great connection with my local property manager in Memphis, TN and he manages over 700 doors and still answers my clients property management specific questions as the broker/owner.
Martti Eckert Long Distance BRRRR in Ohio
17 January 2025 | 22 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
Joe S. Is promoting buying rentals due to a conflict of interest?
3 February 2025 | 31 replies
The investors I know finding properties on the MLS are making 30+ offers a week, embarassing offers, in hopes of finding 1 or 2 properties a month.Others are door knocking, cold calling, spending money on mailers to find off market properties.