Ronald Roetsel
Vacant land tax calculation vs. its usable portion?
All,Based on your experience, would you say, that the real estate tax for a vacant land should be correlated with its usable part? Here's what I mean. One of my properties, specifically 10 acre, zoned single family, i...
Jake Bryant
How to analysis deals
What analysis should I do and look at deals? How do I know if bad or good deals to me?
Eugene Cheng
1031 Identification process & strategy
I am planning to sell my SFH rental to exchange for MFH. However I have not yet settled on the exact type and location of the replacement properties. I have been looking from 3-4plx in over CA bay-area and Sacramentor...
Darrell Wallace
Did Stimulus Bill include change to depreciation limits?
I ran across an article (I think it was CNN) that made reference to some change to the tax code that was included in this new stimulus bill. Something about a change to depreciation limits. The article framed it as ...
Jason Y.
Heloc from primary residence vs Heloc from investment property
What are the restrictions on taking a HELOC from a primary residence vs taking a HELOC from an investment property?
I heard that HELOCS from a primary residence is usually used for remodeling and cannot be used for i...
Jack Amaral
1 Deal Per Day Feedback.
This deal is a 4plex in St. Paul MN from Realtor.com. All units are 2 bed, 1 bath. Asking Price is 875,000. The plan would be owner occupancy, 3.5% down for an FHA Loan. Looking at this chart from my excel sheet it lo...
Evan Rumble
Any tips for analyzing properties. (1% & 50% rules)
As I am moving towards my first investment, I am currently trying to analyze as many properties as possible. assuming the property doesn't have any obvious red flags, I normally start with a quick check for the 1% rul...
Carl W.
How do you treat tenant improvements?
I gave my tenant permission to make an improvement to the building. I didn't think anything of it because it seemed like a minor request at the time. I saw the improvement the other evening and I was very happy with t...
Benjamin Cowles
Suggestion /question about app and issue in general
Question: So why the mobile app when you already have essentially the same thing through a web browser but with the added functionality of multiple tabs/pages to manage at once? Issue:It's been a while since I've bee...
Samuel Kowalsky
Depreciation vs expenses percentages - rental use
As I work through some of the IRS worksheets, I am wondering whether it is normal that there is a difference in the fraction of depreciation one takes on a rental property that was only rented for part of the year, an...