17 October 2024 | 15 replies
Hi Spencer,For 2025, bonus depreciation will be reduced to a 40% limit.
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15 October 2024 | 12 replies
Seeking a mentor can speed up learning and reduce mistakes.
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21 October 2024 | 13 replies
But at this point I am going to reduce it to 2 questions so I don't give you a headache. 1) if a property is being sold as is, is that an automatic disqualification?
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17 October 2024 | 9 replies
There's lots of tax planning on this and I would suggest to take a professional opinion on how to structure a transaction in a way that you can make it into capital gain tax or reduce self-employment tax.
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16 October 2024 | 5 replies
They may have more flexible terms compared to traditional banks.Just be sure to check the interest rates and repayment terms since borrowing against your policy can reduce the death benefit if not paid back in time.
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17 October 2024 | 19 replies
Do not reduce rent or offer other incentives.
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20 October 2024 | 84 replies
If portfolio growth is not the goal, then it definitely reduces some of the risk on your side including third party risk (the bank being a party with a vested interest in the property), but also yield adjustment risk.
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17 October 2024 | 12 replies
Mine was overall, fine for the markets and market cycle I was in at the time, but other people can share some real stories that might help you understand that Section 8 does not reduce the risk of owning a property in anyway.
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15 October 2024 | 6 replies
When I did underwriting, since a portion of the insurance costs and property taxes are collected at closing, I reduced those from the first year of expenses.
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16 October 2024 | 0 replies
A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is currently sits around 6.6% interest:All else being equal, lower mortgage rates reduce the cost of ownership and, thereby, allow more people to afford to buy.