Matt Liu
Chicken/Egg: Improvements, Pushing tenant out
I am looking at many deals where the condition is very sub-par and the rents are accordingly far below market. I know that I have to do improvements to the units to raise rents to market. At the same time... I have to...
Jeff V.
Capital Improvements vs Maintenance and Repairs
I'm finishing up a Buy, Fix and Hold deal and about to put the property in service as a rental. This question is for anyone with bookeeping/CPA experience. I'm sure it's a basic task, just one that I've never done a...
Aja Leafe-Hall
Top improvements for single family rental?
Hello,
I want to convert my own home to a rental in 6 months. What are the main areas for improvement that you would focus on in preparing your property for tenants? I'm in a pretty hot rental market, but I'm plannin...
Matthew Apostol
Tax Question: Deducting home improvement cost
Hello,
In 2018, I had a contractor do a substantial home improvement project to my town home ($29k worth). The project included replacing the roof, replacing all windows, and installing aluminum siding to the exteri...
Paul D.
Financing an improvement to a property
Hello,I have a single family rental, the city will allow me to build a detached garage with an apartment above it and convert the property to a 2 family. The property has a 250k mortgage (4% Apr). and is worth around...
Freddie Walker
Property Improvement, Renovation, and Remodeling Advice
These articles are from the June, 2016 Consumers Reports magazine. Thought they might be helpful.http://www.consumerreports.org/home-improvement/home-renovation-without-aggravation/http://www.consumerreports.org/home-...
Brandon Turner
Capital Improvements Included in an Appraisal?
Hey all - I'm getting an appraisal done on my apartment complex this week and I'm wondering if anyone knows: Will an appraiser include the "CapEx" in the valuation? Like, I spent $25,000 replacing the siding on part o...
Maureen Campbell
Window Repair - Capital Improvement vs Repair
Hellow BP'ers, One of my units has a room that has windows that will not close all of the way that we need to replace. I am hoping to have them replaced before it gets too cold, but am wondering whether I would count ...
Account Closed
Home Equity Loan To Make Improvements?
Hi all,Thanks in advance for reading. Hoping to get some info on ideas for getting money out of my primary residence so that I can improve it.I purchased the house for $1.75M. I put 20% down at time of purchase. The h...
Matthew Dausy
Financing a property that needs improvements
Hey y'all,I am new to this real estate investing stuff and I am trying to create a plan to move forward. In my planning I identified a question that I can't really find the answer to and I was hoping y'all could help....