Casey Barry
Estimating rehab cost prior to tax deed sale
I'm a new tax deed investor. As a tax deed investors we bid on properties without having the chance of fully walking the property. What is the best method for estimating the rehab cost of a property without seeing t...
Stan Watkins
Distressed Multi family Purchase
So, I found a deal 100units purchase price 2,150,000.
$2, 500,000 renovations /seller financing including/master lease, a potential method. My preferred method is a lender to place funding on ARV to 70%, which; I pla...
Chris Beabout
General Contractor Needed Starting Out?
Hi,I'm a new member of Bigger Pockets, but I've been passively investing in residential and commercial real estate for the past 6 years. I also have a background in residential and commercial appraisal, but I'd eve...
Elizabeth Blazina
Cost Basis for a rehab?
Hi , I am curious when buying a rehab using the Brrr method.. Do you use your actual purchase price plus any added improvements as the cost basis for depreciation. Or can you use the new Appraised value minus the la...
Matthew Allison
Calculating depreciation when tax assessment is less than purchase price???
Hi everyone, thanks for the help in advance! I am having trouble identifying what my cost basis is for my rental property. My 2021 real estate assessment came out at $185,000, of which $50,000 was land and $135,000 wa...
Keetaek Hong
Cost Seg Company - Should I shop around? Recommendations?
Short: Can the Cost Seg Study result vary based on "WHO" does it? Should I shop around?Long:Thanks to my awesome CPA, I've learned about STR Loophole and embarking on the first cost-seg study. As a noob, I wasn't sure...
Nick Payton
Factoring in rehab costs into "Running the numbers"
Hi BP members!
I need some direction while running my numbers for a deal analysis. When it comes to running the numbers, I know all of the basics such as using the sales price and finding all expenses associated with...
Lon Coleman
Help with getting started!! $100k
All, I am just getting started, my plan was Buy and Hold rentals...I am looking for cash flow but I am wondering if that is the best option for me. I have secured about $100k of financing at 0% for 12-24 months. So ...
Mark Weins
Most profitable real estate niche
I'm looking for some insight to find the most profitable niche for a real estate business to invest into. I believe that if I am going to invest the time and work to learn real estate I should find the most profitable...
Jake D'Acquisto
Direct mail campaigns
In the process of implementing a 12x12 direct mail campaign(2700 mailboxes). I've already sent two out for 2017, had one call so far that's a future seller lead. Out of all the "legs" for prospecting where would my fe...