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Starting a vacation rental business is a potentially great way to grow personal wealth, even if you aren’t a homeowner or if you have bad credit. Making the business successful and maintaining good ratings, however, r...
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We have an off-market 18 unit apartment building under contract, with a mix of units (1 studio, (6) 1BR and (11) 2BR units).I own 10 units in the area; however, they are a mix of 1-3 unit buildings. I'm much more expe...
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I've been looking for small multifamily homes in the metro-Detroit area, and came across an 8 unit building with an asking price of $300k. I haven't done much research on commercial real estate investing because I fig...
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I've modeled my investment property cashflows in excel. In my model, should I be counting the depreciation tax shield as cash flow? Logically, it seems like it is cash flow since it is indeed, cash in my pock...
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I have been looking pretty hard in the Palm Springs area around Indio, Cathedral City, and Palm Dessert area for short term rental properties. Would love to connect with someone in these markets. Have they been benefi...
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Question about STR’s and city zoning. I was planning on turning my primary residence into a STR after moving out. After looking into the local laws and permit process I found out that the home is not able to be a STR ...
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Everyone has heard about the potential tax benefit of Opportunity Zones, but has anyone noticed the even greater potential when combined with bonus depreciation. Our tax counsel pointed this out to me, and I was wonde...
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Hi all,I am currently house hacking my 5 bed 3 bath home with my wife and newborn on furnished finder. I started renovations last year and luckily was able to build a single wall to separate our side of the house (3 b...
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Hello everyone!
My partner and I are looking into purchasing a multifamily building (6 unit) in Hartford, CT and trying to come up with some creative ways to put the least amount out of pocket into this deal and stil...
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Hey everyone,Was talking to my agent today and she suggested I consider building vs buying an STR since the market i'm searching in is super tight right now in terms of supply. I was previously planning to purchase an...