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15 April 2020 | 0 replies
The outcome was we got every cent my wife and I invested, and we made a few thousand over, as well as fixed up a nice house to improve the value in a nice neighborhood.
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16 April 2020 | 14 replies
The best results we have had have been with weekly (yes, WEEKLY) treatments of the following: Advion roach gel baitRaid Concentrated Roach FoggerAdvion Bait stations (these last much longer than a week, so no need to replace)It takes about 5-10 weeks before we see a significant improvement, depending on how bad the infestation is.
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18 April 2020 | 15 replies
Neighborhoods are constantly improving which is increasing values even with the whole COVID crisis going on.
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16 April 2020 | 10 replies
Keep researching and improving.
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8 May 2020 | 46 replies
For STNL (pharmacies, grocery stores, home improvement stores, Costco, Wal-mart, auto stores, national to strong regional corporate gas station brands, dollar stores, some national corporate credit QSR's, Davita Dialysis & Fresnuis) still have lenders bullish with 30 to 35% down and some have interest rates in the 3's.
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16 April 2020 | 2 replies
@Heather LewisNo change to passive losses rules.No change to depreciation, either, except one technical correction for "qualified improvement property."
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26 April 2020 | 14 replies
Not all appraisers are familiar with self storage, though.If you're thinking expansion or improvement of the property, some lenders, notable SBA lenders, will get an "as complete" appraisal and lend against that, or cost, whichever is lower.
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29 April 2020 | 6 replies
Also, don’t forget about depreciation deduction: take the improvement portion of the value and your yearly depreciation is 1/27.5.
16 April 2020 | 17 replies
I will calculate the value of refinancing to get a longer loan which will increase my cash flow.Got any tips how to improve my situation?
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17 April 2020 | 8 replies
My lease states all improvements must be approved in writing by landlord.