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Ok, here we go. I need to separate emotion from business.I have recently started becoming serious about investing into buy and hold properties. I have purchased 2 properties so far in 2018. I have a third property ...
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Inflationary pressures, rising interest rates and property taxes are just a few of the headwinds multi-unit property owners experience in a fluctuating market cycle. Many small owners may quickly react to these pressu...
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According to CNBC, the consumer price index was up 3% in June from 12 months earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday in its monthly inflation report.It’s the smallest incre...
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Good morning,Here is my background. I am a newbie investor who purchase first home about 5 years ago. Since that time I have acquired a total of 8 SFH in my area. All of the homes cashflow well, are located in good...
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So I am looking at available properties that I could possibly syndicate (while I am experienced with residential real estate, I am relatively new to commercial RE). Here is a situation:- Property type: bank leased NNN...
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How much cashflow are you ok with? I am looking at a property duplex that would cashflow about 6k a year after piti and reserves (vacancy, capex and maintenance). Would be about 4k if I included property management bu...
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What are some of your favorite areas of the country to buy and hold for the long term? Would love to see where people are bullish but also hear where people are bearish for the future.
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What are some good end of year tax deduction strategies (outside of increasing your 401lk contributions). I've read a lot of people will buy a property as an STR, put it into service then do a cost seg. I'm looking to...
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I bought my first investment property under an LLC this year. The house was purchased in October and is still in rehab. I was told that since it’s not “in service” that I won’t be able to deduct my expenses. Could som...
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Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region. What a difference a month (or three) makes. Over the past sev...