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Cameron Clarke Canadian investor looking to invest in the United States Section 8
24 October 2024 | 7 replies
I am looking for any tips on how to structure my LLC as well as the best cities for Ohio.
Haim Assaraf Suggested Tenant Amenities
6 November 2024 | 6 replies
What kind of area is this located in?
William Coet Invest in a Syndication as an LLC or Individual
29 October 2024 | 6 replies
Bottom line as others have said this is a situation to enlist competent legal guidance in this scenario to review the pros and cons.
Melanie Baldridge It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep!
6 November 2024 | 0 replies
Others 15 yrs, etc.So we depreciate a portion of the asset costs faster.We do the study and get dollar amounts assigned to different parts and different schedules to front-load depreciation.Now you can get 5 or 6% of the value as a deduction in the early years...But wait... there's more.Bonus depreciation allows you to deduct a certain percentage of cost in the first year an asset is put into service.Anything that is on a schedule of 15 years or less...So the doors, sidewalks, HVAC, walls, latches, curbs, security, gates, etcA % of this stuff goes in Yr 1.For years 2015 through 2017, first-year bonus depreciation for these items was set at 50%.It was scheduled to go down to 40% in 2018 and 30% in 2019, 0% in 2020.But then the Tax Cuts and Jobs act moved this percentage to 100% from 2017 to 2022 and 80% in 2023 and 60% in 2024.Its not uncommon to allocate 30% of an asset cost to items that can be depreciated on a 15 year or faster time frame.So now 60% of that 30% of your asset's cost can be depreciated in the first year, excluding land.Pretty great.This is how real estate owners, investors, and operators make millions and pay very little in taxes compared to W2 employees.They pay even less and can offset other types of income if they are an RE Pro.
Ryan F. Where Would You Invest ? Calgary, Edmonton, other ?
28 October 2024 | 14 replies
Trying to balance out appreciation and monthly cash flow.Suggestions and advice is greatly appreciatedRyan  Hi Ryan,In Calgary with $100k down I would try to get a suited semi-detached or one where you would add one.
Franklin Marquette Lease and Other Form Generator, RUBS, Renters Insurance Requirements
5 November 2024 | 1 reply
I have been considering joining AAGLA and know they have lease forms and other forms, but it is $199/yr.In the next couple months, I am looking to get a standard CA NAA lease written up with RUBS for water and sewer billing and a requirement for the tenants to carry their own renters insurance policies with $100K or so (if there are recommendations around this please let me know) liability limits.Does the community here have any advice on how best to do this and where I could get a lease form that does the trick?
Priti Ag Using the same property as MTR or STR?
5 November 2024 | 6 replies
If you're going to do this you need to do it with intention.
Matthew Brown Private Money Scaling
5 November 2024 | 5 replies
This let's you ramp up your purchasing quickly.
Pete Schiebel Is it common to require first and last month's rent for new tenants?
30 October 2024 | 12 replies
I absolutely collected first, last and security for my class-C rentals until NYS prohibited that practice back in 2019.Many tenants cannot manage their money properly, so this mitigates the issue of not being paid last month's rent when they need to move and the new landlord is receiving those funds they have allocated for their housing during the last month of their stay.This was also helpful to me to pre-screen who has their financial house in order and had saved for their moving costs as part of their planning.If I still could, I most definitely would - without exception.
Tom Dean STR material participation to be considered active business
29 October 2024 | 2 replies
I've been researching this quite a bit and am looking into acquiring an STR that I would actively manage and would keep average stay at 7 days or less.