Bob Metry
Deprecation Recapture Tax Rate?
How do you determine the the tax rate for depreciation recapture? When you recapture the depreciation when you sell a property, is the recapture tax rate based on your ordinary tax rate at that given time? For example...
Sam Leon
MOVE (realtor.com) acquires Point2's listing syndication arm
Following recent news of Zillow acquiring Trulia, Move made a move today. Curious to see how the pros here think of this move. Would it help realtor.com be more competitive to Zillow?InPlay from Briefing.com9:03 am ...
Igor S.
Renting to the Italian Mob!
After listing a 1BR apartment in the Chicago suburbs, I ended up showing the property to a woman and her daughter who said they were originally from Chicago but have been living in Italy for the last 25yrs. They seem...
Lewis Eldridge
Adding Rental-appropriate Smart-Home features to Rental house
I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house. I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...
Tejas Kotecha
Calling Buy & Hold investors -- Seeking feedback for a tool
Hi all, I am, a Software Engineer, and recently working on a tool, that helps Buy & Hold investor to narrow down geographies, that have higher average rent/price ratios. I am attaching few screenshots for your rev...
Derek Schwarz
Can you get loans w/out 2 yrs of employment at the same company?
Hello,Excited to get in the game, but not excited to wait two years to start! After reading a few of the Bigger Pockets books and speaking with real estate investors it seems like the general rule of thumb is that you...
Anthony Theokary
Self Property management
For all my SELF property management investors out there. What's the best way to get rent payments from tenants without having to physically do it and something secure and with a trail?
Matthew Tenney
Solar on 21-Unit Multi Family
Recently purchased a 20-unit apartment building. All units are individually metered, plus a common area meter paid by the owner. It is in a small rural town (qualifies as a rural community under USDA) definitions in W...
Mary McMillan
First Multi-family purchase
Hello BP community! I found an off market portfolio where I am offering to purchase a handful of properties. We have tentatively agreed on a bundled price, and I'm looking at them tomorrow with the owner. I've gott...
Account Closed
Getting into Commercial Real Estate w/ an Accounting Background
Hello BP members,
Quick background: I'm a 23-year-old with accounting consulting roots, and I'd like to explore entering the commercial real estate space.
A penny for your thoughts on a couple questions:...