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I am getting a bit confused about what capital improvement costs for my real estate portfolio can be immediately expensed vs need to be added to my basis and depreciated over time. I am further confused by the concep...
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I purchased a three story building, which is in a downtown area. On the right side of the building is a small parking lot (5-6 cars) that came with the building. This area use to be another building that was immediate...
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Hey all, have not seen any posts regarding this - thought it might be useful for investors using hard money and those interested in hearing another perspective on the local market. ***Please note. This information is ...
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As everyone knows West Philadelphia is one of the most competitive markets in the city. With investors having only hours to make decisions when properties come out, going over ask, and selling generally under 30 DOM. ...
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Greetings all and Happiest New Year!In 2022, I pulled out a $95k HELOC (Adjustable Rate) as Down-payment to buy a duplex for rental income. However, since the fed keeps raising rates, the payment has gone from $325 to...
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Hello All,I'm not known for being succinct so please bear with me!! A person finds a suitable 2 bedroom condo which meets nearly all of his/her PERSONAL occupancy criteria. It's proximity to kids, close to work, safe...
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Hi All,I closed on a property last week and the loan I got was 7/1ARM at 4.125%. The purchase price is 1.5M and loan amount is 1.2M. I had to agree for the higher rate under stressful situation as I was running out of...
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Hello, everyone! :)Very much just starting out! Listened to some podcast episodes, read some content, and tried to do a small market analysis with some examples. If anyone has a few minutes, I'm specifically looking f...
Hello, so I've been looking around trying to find a bank that would do a construction loan on a triplex, I paid for the land, it's zoned right and I've got the builder and is now in the design phase. Banks are asking ...
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Hello, all!I am a new member from Blue Springs, Missouri - an east suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. I grew up in Independence, Missouri, lived for about a year in Dallas, Texas, then lived in and around Tulsa, Oklaho...