Martin Bastida
Cold calling efficiently
There are a lot of ways to get in touch with motivated sellers. You could try direct mail, sms blasting, bandit signs and of course Cold calling. I want to improve my cold calling abilities and improve my efficiency w...
Andrew Schultz
How do you categorize property expenses?
How do you break down your property expenses in to categories? For instance, Repairs, Bank Fees, Utilities, etc. I'm looking to improve the chart of accounts that I use to give the property owners I manage for a ...
Tony M
Propertyware, Buildium, etc...
Anyone having any recent experience with any of these programs? I'm testing both right now to manage my 42 units. I did a search and it seems like the last few topics on the subject are pretty dated.
Thanks in ad...
Darren Sager
Want to save money on repairs and services for your properties in NJ?
One of the things that I've done in the past is to pool my properties of small multi family along with other landlords to cut the cost of servicing them or improving them. I want to try to grow this group even larger...
William C.
Cost Segregation Without Bonus Depreciation on SFH, LTR's
Hoping to gather some opinions. For SFH's that are LTR's (home values approx. $280k with land value backed out) what are the advantages and disadvantages to conducting a cost segregation study when bonus depreciation ...
Bryce Bowers
Lending on apartment buildings
What are the numbers banks run through to determine if a deal is good to lend on? I’m looking to buy apartment buildings.
Bradley Jernigan
Key exterior elements to improve curb appeal and property value
From my experience, I have learned repainting a building can immediately upgrade the exterior of a building. Also addressing exterior elements such as as siding, windows, doors and landscaping can all improve the curb...
Dave Row
HELOCs > $35K and FICO impact
Hi, I’ve read elsewhere (still looking for link) where FICO treats HELOC amounts > $35K more favorably than lesser amounts. IIRC, this has to do with calculating how the HELOC amount factors into your debt service...
Trevor Schuler
Can I tax deduct my current property repairs
My question is I have a property that I am repairing and renovating to become a future rental within the next year or so. I think that I should be able to write off the expense of renovating, as it will become a renta...
Tony Lin
20% QBI passthrough deduction
With the new IRS clarification out for for 20% deduction on QBI for pass through entities, I noticed there is a 250 hours requirement in order to qualify for the safe harbor clause. Can anyone further clarify for the ...