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Ben T. 1031 Exchange - rent for 2 years and then switch to primary residence
3 June 2024 | 2 replies

Hello - I have a rental property. If I sell it in 1031 exchange, can I then get another rental, rent it out for 2 year and then make it my primary residence i.e. homestead and that way avoid any depreciation recapture...

John Tarricone Writing letters to properties not for sale
8 December 2019 | 1 reply

I’m thinking about writing a couple hundred letters to properties currently not for sale. Specifically people who have owned the property for 15+ years where I can offer them double-triple what they paid. These would ...

Account Closed What marketing is the most effective?
1 September 2019 | 7 replies

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Jeff Fairchild Structuring tired landlord deals
28 February 2009 | 3 replies

Ok, so I want to offer to buy from tired landlords. First off, I've heard advice to offer to least option from them. Is this the best strategy or should I simply ask if they are interested in selling and make a term...

Sharon Vornholt Making Offers - My Seller Just Isn't Motivated
30 January 2011 | 10 replies

Making Offers. What If My Seller Isn’t A Motivated Seller?

Sellers; now they’re a funny bunch of folks.

Like most real estate investors, I talk to a lot of sellers as a result of my marketing. And, they always ...

Andrea F. Reduce/Defer Tax on profit from international sale?
26 July 2011 | 14 replies

We have a property overseas that has sold and we'll be heading over next month to wrap things up. We will be wiring the money back to the US, and plan to use it for future REIs.

I'm wondering if there are any ways to...

David Zimmer Under contract - help checking my numbers
28 August 2023 | 22 replies

Hi all,I am under contract (400k) on a split level house that has a great opportunity to be a 1/1 apartment and a 3/2 house upstairs. This would be my first investment property and a house hack at first. The property ...

Richard Warren Auto Workers Still Get Paid
28 January 2009 | 19 replies

What’s wrong with this picture?

Chrysler shuts down for a month but workers still draw full pay and benefits. The UAW contracts call for workers to get paid whether they work or not. Is it any wonder that US auto...

Uwe S. Calculation of a Commercial Propertie
8 October 2009 | 2 replies

Hello :),

I saw in Brandons Topic the calculation of commercial properties in the US. I was little confused about this.

CAP RATE = NOI / COST
therefore
COST = NOI / CAP RATE

is okay for me, but in Brandons case the...

Ray Hurteau Somerville Condo Conversion - FREE Networking Event and Project Tour this Saturday - 11:30AM!
12 August 2015 | 0 replies

Hello Local Boston/MA Investors!We are having a project tour/open house/networking event for anyone interested in following along with our current project in Somerville and learning about how to do this exact kind of ...