Jacqueline Brown
Under contract...property needs electrical work.
I'm under contract on a home in a small town where I grew up. All things have checked out on the home inspection except for the wiring. It's a 1948 home (no worries, I'm aware of the headaches that may come), but I've...
Christopher Smith
Roof Betterment, Restoration or Expense
Sorry this is a long one:Contemplating doing a new simple Shingle overlay on a rental property roof. In other words, not doing a tear off of the old Shingles just laying a new layer over the old. I have a guy who has ...
Nick Janovich
My head hurts from thinking about tax methods.
As my first year of real estate investing winds down I'm starting to think of pending tax preparations. I had a lot of questions, found a few answers, and am generally left with more questions. I purchased two propert...
Peter Morgan
Split AC vs HVAC system
Hello,I have a 15 year old HVAC systems in my multifamily duplex and I think both the units have reached end of life.i came across mr cool mini split 24k btu on sale for $1500 and thinking about replacing my old HVAC ...
Danielle Blasko
Cost to move oven and install dishwasher
I am about to make an offer on this home and realized that there is no dishwasher. I'm thinking that the oven can be moved to where the range is and a dishwasher installed there. Any experience? Idea on cost to tackle...
Jonathan McKay
Under Contract for a 12-plex, should I cost segregate?
I've just come under contract for a 12-unit apartment in Spokane, WA that was built in the 70's and remodeled in 2014. Purchase price was $720,000, and I intend to hold on to the property for >5 years. It is not pa...
Malik Javed
Maximizing Tax Savings with Cost Segregation: A 6-Unit Apartment Building Case Study
If you're a real estate investor looking to maximize your tax savings and boost cash flow, cost segregation might be your secret weapon. Here's a case study on a 6-unit apartment building that shows just how much you ...
Ryan Ford
What items do you include in your capital expenditure fund?
So I am almost finished with the book Rental Property investing, which is what brought me here to the forum. Something the author emphasizes is the importance of calculating capital expenditure into the equation when ...
Antwoine McCoy
Use HCVP (Sec. 8) Sub Market Rents to analyze deals (DC area)
This post is for my DC area (DC, PG, MoCo, Alexandria, etc.) investors and interested investors. I have been using the HCVP Small Area Fair Market Rents as a basis to running my numbers when analyzing possible invest...
Josh Keeney
Advice on Equity I NEED HELP! Apprasail experts Please.
Hey all,I was talking to another investor in the area (York,Pa) and telling him about how I plan to fix up the kitchen and bathroom in a home I'm living in, which is a duplex 3bd/1bt and 1bd/1bt. Then I planned after...