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Andrew Bravo Should I buy a property that’s over its market value?
26 May 2021 | 41 replies
Almost if not all failed portions of your inspection report need to be remedied completely by the seller before closing.
Christie O'Malley Ordinary vs Capital Gains: Calling all Real Estate accountants
19 May 2021 | 1 reply
However I see that if you can structure this deal correctly you can qualify for a long time capital gain.Tips to get capital gain treatment on the sale: A) If you have actual investment property and you are dealer: -Maintain separate book-Document intent to hold the property as investment property in Minutes or other document-Report expense as investment expense on tax return-Also use separate entities.Using controlled entity to get capital treatment on land:-it is important that the sales price reflect the property's actual FMV at the time of sale. the formalities of a sale must be observed.
Neil Narayan Speculation builds that Samsung will pick Austin for $17B plant
19 May 2021 | 0 replies
No decision has been made but media outlets in South Korea are reporting that the technology giant is likely to choose Austin for the semiconductor factory.Austin is already home to a large Samsung manufacturing campus, with two fabrication facilities or fabs.
Matthew Evey Reporting difficult tenants to inform future landlords
20 June 2021 | 1 reply
Instead of calling to report the issue, she went and purchased space heaters and then demanded we reimburse her for cost of the space heaters.
Luke Robinson Kentucky Multifamily (12 Units)
24 May 2021 | 11 replies
I explained some of my minimum requirements (10% COC, 8% cap rate, etc) and provided multiple BP reports to the seller along the way to justify our offers.
Chris Miller CBO Portsmouth VA We are trying to stop flippers Denies Permit
21 May 2021 | 10 replies
In my case it was for a flip, so we gave in and bought it, even though all of our business revenue was reported in the city in which we conducted all our business (collected revenue and paid bills.) 
Caroline Davis Experts Say the Housing Market isn't About to Crash
20 May 2021 | 0 replies
A recent Bankrate report lists low inventory, builder's inability to keep up with demand, an influx of new buyers, strict lending standards, low rates, and muted foreclosure activity as the six reasons why they believe no crash is on the horizon.
Alberto Nikodimov Top 10 RE books and examples of how they've helped me!
1 June 2021 | 8 replies
Repair the items that came up from the inspection report. 2.
Avery Robertson Due diligence on MHP
29 May 2021 | 6 replies
There are so many items you need to check on a mobile home park in due diligence and we wrote a course around it.Here is a short list of the most "deal-killing" items:1) Test ad.2) Certificate of Zoning from the city or county.3) Phase I environmental report.4) Review of last 3 years of P&L (and tax returns if available).5) Forward forecasting budget.6) Rent roll and payment history.7) Review of the water, sewer and electric systems.8) Size of each lot.9) Confirmation of which homes are occupied and which are vacant.10) Rent comps on all competing mobile home parks.11) Study of the metro market.12) Survey and title.Mobile home parks are much more complicated than they look.
Matthew J. Tax treatment of a sale of an overseas inherited property
26 May 2021 | 2 replies
@Matthew J.If this was a rental property, it was a business asset and the gain would be reported as a gain on business asset(section 1231/section 1245/section 1250) reported on form 4797.