Here are some common structures and terms that have worked well for both private lenders and borrowers in real estate, particularly for those focusing on single-family homes (SFH) and multifamily (MF) properties like you're considering in Philly’s B Class areas.1.

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This approach could allow you to accelerate the depreciation of certain components of your property, including the new fence.Please note that you cannot apply a Section 179 deduction to real estate improvements, as Section 179 is not applicable to real estate properties.

Hello,My wife and I have been seeking a business line of credit to help us out with paying some debt we've accumulated through our real estate investing and to help with establishing some capital. 

Would anything happen if I just collected the money to pay the mortgage with no real book keeping?

There are some whacko judges but the odds you get he is real small.  

Plus they have pretty nice tiered system that let's you add on as you grow.I've used REI Blackbook and REI simpli for real estate stuff I preferred REI Simpli.

- this is a real, but very small, risk.

If you purchase via an IRA (as opposed to a 401k), you will need to open an IRA account at a specialty trust company which allows for investments in real estate.

How do you handle repairs, compared with other B+ and A type real estate classes?