Hi, all. First, apologies if this is the wrong place to put this question--my buying a place hinges on it, so I hope this is the right place to post.Anyway, total noob question. A lot of you are probably familiar with...

Hi - can somebody please explain why the mortgage expense is removed from the NOI when calculating the Cap rate?  A mortgage pmt is a monthly expense, so if you account for it when you determine your NOI, why is it re...

How you write off your auto expenses does matter for taxes. It also does matter for loan underwriting. Notoriously, lenders and CPAs do not understand each others' rules and are often locked in needless conflicts. Fre...

What is the depreciable life for a HVAC unit within a commercial building? Is it considered equipment depreciated for 7 years or qualified improvement property depreciated at 15 years? I'm not seeing a clear answer un...

Hello,

What maintenance reservere do you think is conservative for the following property?

2x1 duplex in Florida, built in 1983. Block home. Each unit is about 1150 sq feet. Each unit also comes with a 3 car gara...

I had a sewer line collapse in my duplex last fall - the old clay pipe collapsed, causing black water leakage into my basement and I called in Roto Rooter for an emergency containment and restoration since I had tenan...

Hi - I'm evaluating a 200+ unit senior living facility that has an assisted living component covering 25% of the units. On standard market rate properties I typically figure that you need 1 full-time manager, and 1 ma...

Hi folks.  I am looking at an apartment complex that has a forty year old boiler/chiller system that will cost up to $125K to replace.  One option is to replace it with a split ductless systems, which may cost as much...

Hello, I'm mostly writing to confirm my suspicions as the regulations are a little unclear/I'd appreciate a second set of eyes to make sure I'm not completely off-base. I'm looking at the proper treatment of the de mi...

What is the typical Cap Ex on a 24 year old duplex house, in Kansas City, MO which is between 1000 sq ft and 2000 sq ft, wherein one AC electric unit is new, the other one is 8 years old, where the heating systems in ...