That would fill in the daytime and nighttime traffic and keep the building busy which would attract higher paying tenants for all of the other suites.A mural is a part of the plan.

Remember to back it out as a business expense too which should make the real rate a point or two lower depending on your tax bracket.2) For securing loans, I incorporate the value stated on balance sheets within my personal financial statements.

As mentioned above, some markets are visited by large groups on vacation while others are more "utilitarian" (business travel, insurance stays, special events, etc.).Competitive analysis will tell you what the market is currently bearing.

Guys I read a couple great posts here about HELOC for self employed businesses were there are many write offs to show an income on a tax return.  

I agree with @Erin Spradlin - I think if you can confirm/convince potential tenants that there is plenty of on street parking it is not an issue, but if it is in a busy neighborhood where finding parking could be difficult I think adding the parking area would help a lot.

contractors are busy and like to stay within a certain range so recommendations will be based on where you are.

His reasons were: a) he can borrow capital improvement budget, thereby not diluting LP returns and b) he could not underwrite yield maintenance.He continued to imply that his business model will remain short term holds (under 5 years) so this debt works for him and is better than fixed rate.My question to this community: would you still be willing to invest with an operator taking out floating rate debt in today's world?

In my almost 30 years in tax business, I have never had a problem that she is concerned about. 

As I need to register this business with the state and county, should I need to register LLC as "531110 - Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings" (NIACS code) or something else?

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