Jonathan B.
STR Depreciation/Bonus Depreciation Question
24 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Jonathan B.Assuming you pass the "material participation" test for 2023 and did not use the property yourself (or used very little), you should be able to treat it as an STR for 2023, including bonus depreciation.
CJ Moulton
Tips on Automating Common Real Estate Tasks
6 February 2025 | 2 replies
Every day I mark how many calls to leads I made, how many people I contacted (and was it email, call, text) from my database/past clients....how many social media posts I answered or made, etc.I don't know if that's automating, but every week I can quickly see how much of each money generating thing I did.Do you use Google Calendar?
Chuck Hatfield
ISO Emergency Micro Bridge Loan ASAP
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
and trailer stolen, workshop robbed 3 times, business bank account hacked and Not Insured (w a bank name like C#@$e), hip replacement, Botched oral surgery for sinus cyst 3 times, So Far, that caused an infection that kept me from working most of 2024 and just now recovering.SO Fire Sale February for me But I’m too broke to finish a punchlist to keep rental certificate open on top of living expenses and cover unexpected bills.Seeking micro bridge loan in the $5-10k range to be repaid at sale of house.I have another small single family paid off and rents for $950 as well.Any advice or suggestions for resources Greatly Appreciated
Alex Houser
Foolish to buy office building?
18 January 2025 | 8 replies
I was chatting with some of my lending buddies at big banks and they are all backing away from the CRE space including office because operating costs are increasing more quickly than rents.
Eric Johnson
Fix and flip
31 January 2025 | 9 replies
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Joe S.
Where is the button to accept colleague request?
2 February 2025 | 4 replies
Or you can click on the email and then go from there.Are you doing this on an iPhone?
David Lewis
Boston - Has the ship sailed?
23 January 2025 | 45 replies
@Jerell Edmonds is right that many of us, including myself, waited because of fear and feelings.
Jonathan O.
Property Management Software w/ Discounts for Autopay
3 February 2025 | 3 replies
Most PM software allows late fees to be charged.Ours allows us to absorb the cost of tenants paying electronically thru the software - it usually wants to charge tenants, but we want them to pay electronically.We manually charge tenants a Processing Fee for mailing in their rent, a slightly lower Processing Fee for depositing to our bank.Your success will depend on the Class of your tenants.
Justin LoPilato
House Hacker Introduction!
22 January 2025 | 9 replies
Don’t forget about direct mail campaigns as well.
Will Daugherty
Building a portfolio dashboard
4 February 2025 | 2 replies
Use Real Estate By the Numbers as your guide, make sure it tracks the loan pay down and depreciation and have all of those numbers pour into a Schedule E.