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Brendan M. Ramsey and Kiyosaki Are Wrong: Why You Should Finance Depreciating Liabilities
28 June 2015 | 20 replies
Here are our assumptions for purchasing a car:You want to buy a car that costs $40kThe car will depreciate at a rate of 15% per yearHomes in your area and rental rates each appreciate at 2% per yearYou can get a 5-year car loan with no down payment for 3% APRYou can get a 30-year mortgage on a 200k property with 20% down payment for 5% APRYou can reasonably expect 10% cash-on-cash return from 20% down on a $200k property with the seller to carry closing costsFinancing vs. cash purchasing is not necessarily as straightforward of a calculation as you might think.
Jason Farmer Vacant Lot, Experienced Builders, need advise
28 June 2015 | 5 replies
It has a itemization breakdown of the lot and home building costs.As a long time NB resident and a Mater Dei family we've had friends and our kids classmates in the area of your lot.
Georges A. Background Check Returns Positive but Tenants claims it is not them
19 July 2015 | 23 replies
However, if I had  done a thorough background check (housing, income, credit, legal) and it were only one item in question and it did not match up with the other background information I had collected, then I would question the validity of the outlier report. 
John D. Bathroom remodel tips for moderate income rental property?
29 June 2015 | 7 replies
You can also find items like vanities, cabinets, and toilets.
Matt Smith Hot Tub Repair: whose responsibility?
29 June 2015 | 8 replies
Tenant B) may be difficult and insist that it was never explicitly stated that the filter of the hot tub was included in items needing cleaning.Over 50% of my experience in property management is in NYC, where tenants are both protected and quick to sue.
Ron Feinsod LLC"s and removing property from LLC
27 June 2015 | 4 replies
In addition there are insurance issues as these are considered business's and I have found that I need to carry a separate Liability policy on each property.My thinking is that it might be simpler to remove the properties from the LLC and carry one large umbrella policy for liability.
Jeff Pape New in Seattle area
1 July 2015 | 5 replies
@Michele Fischer - I'm focusing first on some of the items with overall impact like roof/siding/etc.
Elizabeth O. Conventional guidelines regarding minimum property standards for small multifamily
29 December 2018 | 2 replies
Additionally, if there are issues that pose a hazard those items would need to be corrected prior to closing.
Account Closed 5 Single family home package and commercial finance
27 June 2015 | 2 replies
I know they were just gutted but the point of having that line item is to protect you 5 years from now when things do start to wear out.
Kiel J. Really rough estimate on repairs
11 July 2015 | 10 replies
I'll add those items to my inspection list for other properties.