Has anyone had any experience using the REIA Express software by Real Data?  I've enjoyed reading Gallinelli's books, so was curious about the software.  Has anyone used it?Thanks,Chris

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My pleasure @Tyler Divine...1) Essentially same advice as posted about in your lumber purchasing post... detail the scope of work, specify fixtures or state the allowance for them, and review all bids to ensure apples to apples.2) Funny you should ask about poor soils, as I was recently consulted by a builder on this very topic as they didn't perform soil tests prior to acquisition and excavation and spent upwards of $70K on the fix!

You can review the state statues and get a better idea of the time line, after all you have 3 years to figure it out if the owner doesn't redeem before then.

The judge may review the documents and rule there is still an equitable mortgage.  

You might want to review your list again.  

Therefore, you won’t know how many points or what interest rate you will be charged until after the deal has been reviewed.

Gotta have a cpa review and make the call.But those, to me, are two ways that you can look to reduce your taxes this year.Accelerated depreciation is definitely going to give you a bigger deduction.

I've definitely read some of these but man is it way easier to come back to the list to review instead of searching for them again!

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