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How to Allocate Land vs. Building Values for Investment Property
When buying a residential property, one important yet often overlooked task is determining how to divide the property's value between the land and the ...
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Hello Everyone, I've been renting a townhome to a couple of people I know room by room, but am now looking to rent out the whole home and transfer gas and electric to the tenents. The townhome is a brand new build, 3 ...
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Below is my unsuccessful attempt to understand SBA rules - an area new to me, so I have an excuse.
PART 1 - FLIPPING and SBA
I was prompted to look into this after one of our clients, a flipper, showed us an interes...
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I'm not even sure how to looking it up, so I'll ask the community. When did the shape of the current lending status of small multifamily begin to exist, that is, what year and in what legislation did the federal gover...
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In what price range does the 2% rule work most efficiently. Is it best for duplex, SFR, or 5+?
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As I begin to analyze properties - small, multifamily - in the LA area, none seem to be "passing" the 2% rule.
A guy in my real estate investing program (which I now regret investing in) moved out of California to ...
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Hello! My wife and I are both W2 employees. We are carefully looking into starting rental property investing. However, one of our objectives is to reduce the tax burden we face on our W2 income. However, a local real ...
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Living in NJ we've been looking at a few properties and it seems the 1% rule doesn't really work because of the high taxes.. Example:$130,000 property. Owner had cats so it really just needs new carpets to get rid o...
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I am looking at some inexpensive condos in a lower-income area offered for $54,500. With lending being what it is these days, I am thinking of going in with a $20k down payment for a $34,500 mortgage. My spreadsheet...
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I have an opportunity to purchase a house that just needs some flooring, paint, and appliances to finish it up. It’s been more than 2 years since I owned a home. I may pull some money from IRA using the first time hom...