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17 October 2024 | 4 replies
I've had many clients come to me to legalize prior work which comes at a costs to the buyer/new owner.
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17 October 2024 | 23 replies
If this is an STR, DSCR lenders will require that you have booked the property on an STR site for 12 months or have 12 months of prior experience with a different property.
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16 October 2024 | 1 reply
Many people mistakenly think that bonus depreciation only applies to new properties or recent acquisitions, but you can indeed retroactively apply it to properties placed in service after September 27, 2017, thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.The IRS allows you to catch up on missed depreciation without amending prior returns by filing Form 3115 (Application for Change in Accounting Method).
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17 October 2024 | 7 replies
I realize that my full background was not stated well prior to seeking help and apologize.
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14 October 2024 | 9 replies
My wife went to the county, asked for instructions, and then typed them up herself.
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16 October 2024 | 0 replies
With the increased competition among sellers, it’s crucial to prepare a listing to stand out among the rest and work to address buyer objections prior to going on market.
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15 October 2024 | 6 replies
So after 1.5 years of searching, putting in offers, losing deals after inspections, yesterday I finally closed on my first investment property.I put together a document of all the lessons I learned that I did not know prior, despite countless hours of investigation on my end.
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14 October 2024 | 2 replies
I've read you must of course give the tenant a notice 30 days prior.
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18 October 2024 | 29 replies
Prospective guests will read this and understand that your place is great and this guest was either not being totally honest, or they had an expectation that they didn't share with you prior to or during their stay.
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16 October 2024 | 8 replies
We’ve had 6 showings in the past week alone, which is already a lot, but the most concerning part is what’s been happening during these showings.Here’s the real kicker: there have been showings (with prior notice given) when we weren’t home, and my cameras caught prospective buyers entering unaccompanied—no realtor, no landlord, just strangers walking into my occupied home.In one instance, my husband happened to be home and answered the door.