This will help you assess the value and avoid surprises down the road.12.

Typically, the adjustments I see on appraisals for basements are more flat rate adjustments. 10k is usually the number I've seen.What stinks is that there are a couple of model types that have below grade space where the builder, I'm sure, was trying to lower the taxes by having it below grade so the county wouldn't count that space in the assessment.

The market is slow currently and you need to check flood zones and assess insurance costs when underwriting a deal.

If you believe your property’s assessed value is too high, you have the right to challenge it.

Fortunately for our 100+ house community, the fire department was already on site battling the brush fire and about a dozen fire fighters frantically extinguished the 4 or 5 roofs burning.This is insignificant compared to what has happened in LA, Palisades, Malibu and Altadena however having lived through Hurricane Andrew and many other major storms even this experience was drastically more terrifying and chaotic. 

There are dozens of problems you can face as a landlord, and I feel it's important to have a plan for all of them.

If purchasing new real estate as part of your reinvestment, a cost segregation study can maximize depreciation deductions, offsetting future taxable income.For effective planning, assess how the sale price is allocated between real estate, tangible assets, and goodwill, as this determines the tax treatment.

Most bankers can run live pricing to help you make a final decision without having to have your credit pulled several times or fill out a dozen applications and submit docs!

Ask the people in Florida who now have sky high insurance and mandatory unplanned assessments, how much value having a paid off property is. 

They claim to market on dozens of online channels, and they seem to know the right amenities to feature, have great design, services, experiences etc.