I called building codes and informed them of this and they said they use the IBC, International Building Codes.

Originally posted by Frances L:Originally posted by MikeOH:Moreover, I get to depreciate the building over 27.5 years, so there's another $17,000.

I understand that when calculating either Net Present Value (NPV) or Internal Rate of Return (IRR), one must include the operating cash flow of each year.

Even then they can take a while.Many times the lender will get dinged if they accept a price too low (looks bad internally) yet there is not a whole lot of damage to careers if they are slow to decide.

Our long history and international sources allows us means to financing and banking activities that a typical US citizen would not be privy to.

I was mainly going to look at students (national and international) as they would be the easiest to maintain I think.

What doesn't help the situation (for buyers like ourselves) is that most of the [good] turnkey providers sell in big bulk to international buyers who are willing to pay top dollar and all in cash.

I like it and it's perfect until I get my internal sales team up to speed.  

Flipping PropertiesIf the primary objective of your real estate business, or one of your real estate businesses, is to buy, potentially fix up an existing property and resell it within one year, the Internal Revenue Service can consider that to be an active trade or business.

They are providing money to domestic or international business to produce value for employees, customers, their local economy, and share holders.Even people who buy treasury bonds are adding value.