Patrick Gilbert
Real Estate Depreciation
So I understand the concept of depreciation - appreciating asset that degrades (“depreciates”) over 27.5 years so you get to take a loss on taxes. My question is: how is that depreciation number determined, specifical...
Do Luong
Adding an additional home to land
Hello, New to BP. My question is I currently have a mobile home fixed to a property. I have enough land to add an additional home to it. What steps do I need to take in order to split or share the property with a ...
Sean Dezoysa
How long for tax delinquents to turn into liens?
Property Radar only filters properties based on delinquent status. Anyone know how long it takes for those to turn into liens?
Karthikeyan Natarajan
Rental investment in League city, Texas
Hi,I am looking to make an out-of-state SFH rental investment around the Houston area. I came across some SFH in League City, Texas. Numbers based on Zillow (house cost and rental value) works for me. Schools were als...
Mark Grozen-Smith
Short Term Rental Expense Ratio
Hi BP friends,I'm looking at acquiring a property for use as a short term rental (STR) and I want to know what the typical expense ratio is for a STR. I know the benchmark for multifamily is ~30%, but I haven't found ...
Jimmy Klein
Assumable CMBS debt?
Looking at a commercial asset that has an existing CMBS loan with very attractive terms. The loan is very new actually. I wanted to know, if we were to purchase the property, how would the CMBS lender underwrite us. O...
James Wise
Commercial vs Residential
Commercial vs ResidentialWhen I started out buying real estate I started out the same way many other new investors do. Low capital and no 1st hand investment experience. Naturally I started small, I started out buying...
Account Closed
How much does hiring a title company cost?
Is hiring a title company necessary for my first deal? How much is hiring a title company?Do i hire a title company when i get a deal under contract or before or when i close the deal?Thanks.
Adam Shpall
Newbie- Am I being realistic?
Hi Everyone!
I have been lurking on this site for a few weeks and am absolutely amazed by the wealth and quality of information available! Josh and Brandon have done an amazing job.
I have become interested in chart...
Connor Smith
City Tax Assessment After Purchase
When buying a house for a price that is higher than the current assessed tax value would the city always raise the taxes up to match the new purchase price? I was wondering if this varies based on where you are buying...