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Melanie Baldridge It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep!
6 November 2024 | 0 replies
Others 15 yrs, etc.So we depreciate a portion of the asset costs faster.We do the study and get dollar amounts assigned to different parts and different schedules to front-load depreciation.Now you can get 5 or 6% of the value as a deduction in the early years...But wait... there's more.Bonus depreciation allows you to deduct a certain percentage of cost in the first year an asset is put into service.Anything that is on a schedule of 15 years or less...So the doors, sidewalks, HVAC, walls, latches, curbs, security, gates, etcA % of this stuff goes in Yr 1.For years 2015 through 2017, first-year bonus depreciation for these items was set at 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019, 0% in 2020.But then the Tax Cuts and Jobs act moved this percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022 and 80% in 2023 and 60% in 2024.Its not uncommon to allocate 30% of an asset cost to items that can be depreciated on a 15 year or faster time frame.So now 60% of that 30% of your asset's cost can be depreciated in the first year, excluding land.Pretty great.This is how real estate owners, investors, and operators make millions and pay very little in taxes compared to W2 employees.They pay even less and can offset other types of income if they are an RE Pro.
Kit Elliott California investment strategy
15 September 2022 | 52 replies
If I purchased a unit that was cash neutral after properly allocating for all expenses at the beginning of 2020 that was renting for $2500 and had average rent increases, my rent would have increased over $1.1k/month.  
Julio Gonzalez Cost Segregation Study on Single Family Home
21 June 2022 | 10 replies
It also seemed like an aggressive play of the tax code, personally, but have never done it.Typically, we don’t do another cost seg study upon exit, but on larger properties, we can do a sale allocation study which will reallocate the remaining depreciation in order to minimize the recapture.
Darnell Robinson DSCR loans for $50-$80k purchase price
6 October 2024 | 33 replies
When someone presents to "tap" Private-$ we want to do as little thinking as humanly possible, that's to say the burden is on you the proposed borrower to present a complete, detailed "pitch" outlining the allocation of every cent, contingencies, time-lines, data supporting each action item.
Emily Poerio Bank Accounts / Cash Flow / CC - best operational structure flow of funds
15 November 2024 | 7 replies
Changes some of my answer below, but here would be most of the types of transactions you would have in these accounts and between them.Property transactions would be: all property specific rents and expenses, allocated expense transfer to the master LLC and transfers to master LLC bank account for profit AND/OR property management fee.Master LLC transactions would be: Shared expenses going out, reimbursements/transfers from properties for their allocated share of those expenses coming in, the transfers from your properties deemed as profit AND/OR property management fee and then transfers to your personal accounts deemed as owner distributions.Other transfers that could occur is if the master LLC needs to transfer to the properties for capital expenditures above and beyond the reserves you might leave in their accounts.
Kenroy Bernard New primary residence
22 November 2024 | 15 replies
I'm thinking a house hack with a V.A. loan so you could slide with that 0% down and allocate funds for repairs. 
Minnina Smith Just Starting Out & Have Questions
20 November 2024 | 19 replies
Being able to pick their brains is always helpful, both their successes, red flags, war stories, etc.And as Jonathan mentioned, the very first step of actually taking action is knowing how much money you have to allocate to buying a property, fixing up a property (if needed) and how much a bank will lend to you.  
John P. 100K TO INVEST - WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH IT!!??
9 November 2016 | 12 replies
That said....Your post seemed a little bit like you're unsure how you want to allocate your money.  
Sarah Nowell Hard Money Loan via GROUNDFLOOR
15 October 2024 | 2 replies
I decided to invest in a GROUNDFLOOR property with funds I've allocated specifically for hard money investment.
Renee Ren Anyone invested in Fundrise?
11 November 2024 | 12 replies
Private interval funds generally target 15-20% of their allocation to short term investments or reits so they can satisfy investor redemptions after a shorter lockup (usually 2-3yrs), of course this may create a cash drag on returns if not managed appropriately.