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18 July 2015 | 6 replies
If your insurance covers water from internal leaks, not caused by a plumbing failure, you can try.
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19 January 2017 | 17 replies
Once you get to this point, you have acquired good knowledge, you know how to run your numbers, you have an internal built-in "good deals radar/sensor" to help you quickly focus on the good deals and weed out the bad ones, you have a great mentor to push you in the right direction.
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17 August 2017 | 27 replies
But I have international investors that love the Chicago and northwest Indiana markets for flips and buy and holds.
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26 September 2018 | 9 replies
For instance, under IRC (international residential code), two toilets can be done with a 3" main line, but adding a third means you need a 4" main.
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7 August 2017 | 38 replies
A) The profit you came make on $80,000 (vs a 0% net internal rate of return trapped inside the equity) B) the .5 annual rate savings on the current outstanding loan balance
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13 December 2017 | 7 replies
@Dave Saveri to preface, accelerated depreciation separates into three categories according to the Internal Revenue Code:"Personal, or tangible property" depreciates over 5 years"Land improvements" depreciates over 15 yearsBuilding, or structural components (everything else) depreciates over 27.5 or 39 years (which may change with the new tax reform to 25 years)That being said, some examples of 5-year property are: furniture, fixtures & equipment, carpet, decorative light fixtures, electrical costs that serve telephones and data outlets, shelves, decorative molding, etc.Some examples of 15-year property are: parking lots, fences, signage, etc.It is important to note, that the IRS highly recommends these property allocations (cost segregation) to be sourced according to the MACRAS Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, and the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide, and not estimated.
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29 December 2016 | 8 replies
It always underperforms the market, primarily due to the investment asset mix that includes long-time dogs such as international investments.
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1 June 2014 | 5 replies
Also you can get free business cards and hit reia groups and real estate offices looking for flippers or other intern type opportunities.
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18 June 2014 | 2 replies
Anyone have any suggestion for international skip tracing?
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17 April 2014 | 17 replies
(side note: the company no longer requires theemployee to sell or rent out their house, probablydue to too many problems such as ours)The Property Manager (company)We chose this PM since he was recommended by aneighbor who took an international assignment (asdid we) and was satisfied with the service hereceived.