For 11 years, Ive been building and improving homes in the southern massachusettes region. Became licensed at the age of 18 years old and started my own business. It took a long and hard battle but enventually my gran...

Hello BP community!  I have a property in Marietta, Georgia and am looking to relocate the washer/dryer location to the adjacent wall.  The current set-up has no vent for the dryer so it is venting all that moisture i...

I've bought into the idea that I should try to increase the value of a rental property by 10% in the first year of ownership.  I've also noticed that there are numerous houses in my area (Arkansas) that do not have ce...

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First time asking a question here, inexperienced here so bare with me, here it goes: I am managing 20 unit multi family in Los Angeles that my parents and I own. Its an older building and there are some relati...

Hello all,If anyone is familiar with cost segregation studies, do you know what asset class/depreciable life a stand alone, metal sheet, metal frame carport would be depreciated? Not too much IRS guidance on this with...

Quick question. if I buy an investment for $80k less then the property I sold, then put that difference back into the new property as improvements within 180 days would that be a different type of exchange? More diffi...

I have 2 tax questions:1)  I added a encapsulated crawl space to my rental house: How do i depreciate this item (do I add it to the valve of the house (do i include just the equipment or can I also add the labor porti...

As a real estate broker here in South Florida, I have recently observed a noticeable trend in the real estate market: an uptick in what many are referring to as "Price Improvements" on property listings. While this te...

I am trying to understand how depreciation is calculated with respect to improvements. Please correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is lets say I have a property I purchased at 200k. Lets say 50k is the value...

I own and operate a high-end full service remodeling company in the Phoenix metro area.  I recently have purchased a four-plex and single family residential home to add to my RE portfolio.  The challenge that I have i...