17 October 2012 | 5 replies
I also included $1,500 in years 2,3,4 in my 5 year analysis to account for capital expenditures.Thanks for any input
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22 October 2012 | 12 replies
Repairs is an area that I would be looking quite closely at to be sure there are no items that must be capitalized.
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18 October 2012 | 8 replies
In Michigan to appeal it is held at the capital, 2 to 3 year wait but its worth it since any reduction is cashflow in my case.
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18 October 2012 | 3 replies
(IRS rule is you have to live in a house 2 of the last 5 years to not pay capital gains on the sale of you personal home).
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18 October 2012 | 6 replies
The only way that I would pursue this deal is if you were picking it up at a huge discount (50%) then it might be worth that kind of capital outlay.
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19 October 2012 | 5 replies
What amount of deductible makes sense is an individual decision based on your business model, investment basis in the property, resources and operating capital, etc.
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19 October 2012 | 8 replies
I have been working on a few different loans with them. They said we are all good to go. They have not asked for any money up front. That would have been my first hint they were a scam. It came down to transferring fu...
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19 October 2012 | 4 replies
But I thought wholesaling and bird dogging were basically the same thing.What is the bare min. amount of capital needed to start?
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23 October 2012 | 9 replies
I don’t feel this is a strong investment because the upfront capital requirements and cost to carry will make a second deal very difficult.
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28 October 2012 | 41 replies
There are plenty of books and free resources that will cover business structure, economics, raising capital and everything else you could think of.