Alexander Spira
How to figure 750 hour to write off losses
17 June 2019 | 5 replies
The case specifically stated that the taxpayers used wife's calendar and receipts to reconstruct the time and entries on both spreadsheets for the first half of 2014, and that for the second half of 2014, the time entries came from a contemporaneous log wife maintained on her phone on which she entered the date, location, time and description of each task she performed.
Samantha M.
Explaining to New Investors Why "Comps" From Trulia & Zillow are Not Reliable
8 January 2013 | 44 replies
There are hundreds of factors to consider, some of which are intangible, and that appraisers get training for years to learn how to do this.I then use the example, would you want a computerized doctor to operate on you based on how the surgery should normally go or would you want an actual surgeon there who knows everything that can go wrong and can fix it as it happens?
Bob Baldwin
Where was ALL this INFORMATION 40 years ago ?
2 December 2013 | 22 replies
I am a firm believer in going to the Specialists .Doctors are somewhat like Lawyers and CPA's .You would NOT consult a Brain Surgeon for Hemoroids .
MARK MONTANO
Pro Formas?
27 October 2015 | 37 replies
-- so glad to reconnect) is spot-on in her explanation of the income-property pro forma -- especially her emphasis on the need for "best case," "worst case," and "most likely case" scenarios, which implies that you are reconstructing the seller's representations (as suggested by @Andrew Syrios), not swallowing them whole.In regard to development pro formas, I might add that our approach has been to produce month-by-month projection of the project's cash inflows and cash outflows (including loan draws and repayments), along with monthly estimates of project absorption.
Tarl Yarber
Oh no...Has this ever happened to you?
31 May 2015 | 21 replies
Then in 2012 the property had significant basement reconstruction & drainage work (old block basement) with all the required permits & inspections including that of the sump pump where the french drains were to terminate.
Nich J.
Insurance for Triplex
21 August 2017 | 8 replies
When I asked what this was all about I get a response saying that they convinced the carrier to use their reconstruction calculator and agreed to bring the increase down to around 59k.My question to other landlords and insurance people out there: 1.)
Ernesto Hernandez
Saving You Time Edition #3 - Real Estate Loopholes ($/Poor Dad)
19 December 2017 | 2 replies
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Julia Hwang
Question re construction cost terms
7 November 2019 | 6 replies
Apologies first for such amateur question: in new developments, when construction companies quote construction cost for "$ X/sf", is this number usually "the total construction cost divided by living square foot ONLY"...
Charles Mangum
Should I try to minimize losses if I phase out for most of them anyway?
21 May 2011 | 8 replies
Finance, Well put; I will however, say that the IRS will allow you to reconstruct expenses, if they are deemed reasonable.The law however does in fact say that for all businesses you are required to take all expenses you incur for which you have documentation.
Andriy Boychuk
Tax deduction for gut renovation 1920 house
18 February 2014 | 10 replies
Rehabilitation Tax Credit - Real Estate Tax TipsThe rehabilitation credit applies to costs you incur for rehabilitation and reconstruction of certain buildings.