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A year ago, I rented a house from a deputy sheriff acting on behalf of an out of state owner.    We made improvements to the property with the permission of the deputy and now that the home is lovely, they want to evi...

Hi everyone
I have an investment property in the Bay area (South San Francisco specifically) which I'm currently renting out to long-term tenants. It is a 3 bed/1 bath single family home and has a sizable backyard. 
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What's the difference between Capital Improvement and Capital Expense? Is there a difference?The way I understand cap improvement/expense is as follow:Cap Improvement = Making improvements where needed e.g renovation ...

Hey everyone, so I have made a few posts now and here is my next question. I am most interested in buy and hold investments, I have done enough research and reading to get the concepts of it and the term I have heard ...

So  - have a tenant that moved  in, and during her walk through, asked for a couple of improvements.  I've been down this road before - so I rolled my eyes.  But then she snapped me back to reality, and said that she ...

Running numbers on a small multi-family and have general figures for most line items but looking for thoughts/strategies on targeting value after improvements have been made and performance has been improved.  How do ...

If I want to purchase a value add 4 unit MF, and want to get an acquisition/construction loan how will the bank appraise the property? Will the bank look at the pro forma rent roll and size the loan from that or the t...

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Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $550,000

Cash invested: $185,000

Owner-occupied duplex. Would cash flow $1800-$2000/mo if we rented out the ...