Frank Chen
HVAC Depreciable Life
What is the depreciable life for a HVAC unit within a commercial building? Is it considered equipment depreciated for 7 years or qualified improvement property depreciated at 15 years? I'm not seeing a clear answer un...
Vladimir, Kuvshinov
Looking for anyone with experience with D2D Financial LLC
Has anyone worked with D2D Financial, LLC for finance their projects? They are a private lender from Phoenix, AZ that uses proprietary bank instrument-based method to lend at super cheap rates (supposedly). If so, wha...
Jose Falconett
Nailing this down MAO
I have tried looking all over biggerpockets but most people are only looking to find out how much their wholesale profit should be. In my opinion, a wholesalers profit should be determined last in the MAO formula when...
Justin Chidester
Have you actually tracked FULL time spent in real estate?
Have you actually tracked, with, say, 90%+ accuracy/confidence, the true number of hours spent in acquiring and then managing your first rental property through the first year?
I'm a really big fan of the "time is mo...
Noah Laker
Adaptive Reuse - The Future of Residential Real Estate Investment?
Hey BP,I'm a real estate broker and investor here in Sacramento, CA and I manage over 100 property, STR, LTR, boutique hotel etc...I've spent a lot of time thinking and researching and I've concluded that ADAPTIVE REU...
Chad Clanton
So, we made an offer...
Recently we made an offer on a great looking 2007-build foreclosure in our area, with a trashed (though amazingly, still supportive [enough]) foundation, owing to the earthquake down here in VA a couple years ago. The...
Mike Bower
Deteriorating exterior brick wall, 4 story brownstone. How severe an issue is this?
Hi everyone,One of the exterior brick walls on the outside of my building's primary residence is showing significant deterioration and damage. This is a 4 unit, 4 story brownstone in Downtown Jersey City, NJ. I had th...
Bienes Raices
An omen that gold is done?
OK, the New York Times has officially "discovered" gold--this can't be good! I assume now that everyone and their grandma will be buying gold now, and a severe correction is imminent as the bubble pops. Unless we real...
Justin Brin
What percentage is the structure worth vs land for depreciation?
What percentage is the structure worth vs land for depreciation?In California in the property tax bill you can see sometimes the land is 90% and the structure is 10% but the reality to rebuild the structure can someti...
Al Williamson
Are Landlords Really Internet Marketers?
I can't get this out of my head.As I market my own short term rentals and help others market their, I'm starting to concluded that landlords are really online marketers. We don't want a lot of churn, but if you're not...