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Shadonna N. Fire/carbon monoxide detectors in Baltimore
17 March 2018 | 15 replies
I received notice yesterday that effective 4/1/2018, wired interconnected smoke and CO alarms are not required on all levels (including accessible attic) in Baltimore County.
Henley H. What is included in price/sq. ft.?
13 March 2018 | 6 replies
I'm considering building a home and would like to clarify what is included in the price/sq. ft., specifically, does it include the land?  
Mark V. Opinions on "iBuying"
13 March 2018 | 10 replies
They come speak to we agents at conventions and claim they aren't trying to cut us out, because the way it works is the seller (who can sell without showings, staging, etc.) is given an "instant offer" by them, but also a professional valuation from an agent, so in their mind, they are including us.The offers are very low, from what I've heard, and the fees equal, or in some cases, more.
Carley C. Finding Properties to buy through obtaining delinquint Tax deeds
16 May 2018 | 9 replies
The more complex aspects include circumnavigating the security measures intended to prevent scraping from occurring.
Kevin L. So I went hunting for a Property Management System
15 March 2018 | 16 replies
I would also give people the advice that they should act like the company that they want to become, and this includes a proper (at the time) PMS.  
Marty Sheehan First Investment Property Purchase
11 March 2018 | 6 replies
Here are the numbers,Purchase Price: $165,000 as-isFinanced: $123,750 (25% down, couldn't put any less down with a conventional lender)Mortgage Rate: 5.25% (no points); 5.35% APR -rates are on the rise it seems.Estimated closing costs: $4,500Initial cash invested: $46,310Gross Rent: $1,725 ($875/$850)Operating Expenses: $815 (includes mgmt fees @ 10% & capex of $275/mo)Cash flow: $140.77Principal reduction: $142Cash-on-cash: 3.65%Total ROI: 7.4%Possible near future repairs: Roof (Estimated at $4,000); windows (Estimated at $5,000). 
Zachary Watson Which Updates to make?
11 March 2018 | 5 replies
If so, you should have included that in your analysis.
Erik W. BRRRR - How do you guys eat?
13 March 2018 | 40 replies
But if we're going to talk turkey, then let's make sure we include the giblets as grandma used to say. 
Richard Ballard Splitting utility costs between tenants
12 March 2018 | 7 replies
In the long run it’s probably easier to just include electric and water in the rent.
Yonah Weiss 100% Bonus Depreciation following up the recent podcast
22 March 2020 | 33 replies
@Hiro Kitagawa, qualified improvement property has become a bit more interesting than your CPA made it out to be.Now, there is in fact a category for owners of non-residential real property called qualified improvement property (QIP) that as of 1/1/18 replaced the old qualified improvement property (yes, same), qualified leasehold improvement, qualified retail improvement, and qualified restaurant property classification rules, as well as includes some property that would not have fallen into those buckets previously.The committee reports indicated that QIP placed in service on or after 1/1/18 would be eligible for a 15-year depreciable life as well as bonus depreciation rather than the standard 39-year, non-bonus eligible method applied to non-residential real property.However, the law was not drafted correctly, i.e., there was a technical error, and the section of the tax code describing 15-year property (Section 168(e)(3)(E)) was in fact not amended to include qualified improvement property.So for now, strictly-speaking, in 2018, qualified improvement property is regular old 39-year property that is not eligible for bonus depreciation.We do expect that a technical correction to the law will be made, but for now the IRS has actually stated that it cannot guarantee that absent legislative correction it will accept the legislatively intended change in recovery period and bonus eligibility.Anyway, this is neither here nor there since you have stated you are a landlord of residential rental property rather than non-residential real estate.And this does not affect the application of 100% bonus depreciation to both qualifying new and used property place in service after 9/27/17 and before 1/1/23 that @Yonah Weiss pointed out.