Hi All-
So I purchased my first rental property 2 years old. New construction townhome. My question is about Tax write offs. So my account has told me to not take the yearly depreciation on the property for my taxes...
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I rarely ever see anyone talk about amortization. So I'm trying to figure out how I should be thinking about this. In the first years of a loan you pick away at the principal very slowly. Is it worthwhile to use c...
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For the second time in a short period of time, the key for a property I was interested in was missing from the lockbox. It happened to be for a particularly good deal, and my realtor said it wasn't unknown for real es...
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Hello AllDue to personal reasons I moved to Missouri and started working here, and after some significant life events that occurred during my time here, I quickly found out that I do not want to be stuck here with a j...
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I would really appreciate any comments here.
I received a letter from a lawyer who represents somebody claims to be attacked by my tenant's dog, and requesting me to file claim with my landlord insurance. I was not aw...
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Hey Fort Wayne,I'm looking for a property management agency in FW to manage my places. Had to fire my last agency because of inadequate communication and low quality workmanship, so I'm looking for a higher quality a...
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Hey there smart people,
So, I am starting with my real estate investor career recently and I came across this one question for which I'm getting biased answers. So, here is my question: Why would people choose to ren...
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My partners and I have been trying to get financing for a 55 room motel for a couple of months, but many of the banks are hesitant about lending now. We found a bank that was willing to set us up with a SBA 7(a) loan ...
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I am looking at a property that I thought would be a great short term rental. The HOA has a 30-day minimum rental policy. Essentially, they're trying to avoid it becoming an Air bnb. It sparked a few questions for me,...
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Trying out advertising for my "we buy houses" type website on Facebook, currenlty running it live for the next 3 days.anyone tried it before, love it or hate it? what are your results?