Colby Wartman
Cost Segregation Study Experience
I currenntly have 5 properties and am needing to cut down on tax liabilities for this year. I have never done a cost seg for any properties up to this point and understand the fundamentals of the process. However, I w...
Bob Dole
Cost Segregation -- What is the true benefit of the accelerated depreciation?
All,Apologies for the newb question, but I just heard about cost segregation and have been reading up about it online.My understanding is this (and please correct me where I'm wrong):Pros: -accelerate depreciation, fr...
Laquel W.
Downsides with selling an older duplex "as-is" in Berkeley, CA?
Hi there,Soon I'll be downsizing my elderly mother and having her move in with me and want to sell her home. It's an older duplex in northern california that my grandfather owned and made various modifications to way ...
Daniel Stack
Absolute NNN lease
Newbie to Commercial RE Investing...What are the reasons, if any, that someone would purchase a commercial property that has national-brand client with a 15 year Absolute NNN lease IF your monthly debt service is slig...
Sean Walcott
Depreciation and Syndication
I am deciding about starting to invest in syndications, does anyone have resources that discuss the depreciation benefits? My primary goal in investing in real estate is to lower my taxes.
AJ Wong
When there is blood in the banks buy Real Estate
Isn't it ironic how the one time borrowers got a 'leg up' in the form ridiculously low interest rate mortgages that those same 'assets' are partially what is behind the collapse of several significant US banks and bey...
Stephen E.
Checkbook IRA/ Checkbook 401K: Its is Legal or Illegal
I have known about self direct IRA but not Self Directed 401K and 'Checkbook' IRAs. I wanted to take control of my personal debt and let my IRA benefit from the loan but still maintain tax preference.What circustances...
Amy Webber
Advice Requested: Reasonable offer to buy out our own note?
Hello,A seller provided owner-financing for a portion of a recent purchase of 3 duplexes about 6 weeks ago. The seller recently mentioned that they were looking into selling the note rather than waiting for the balloo...
Craig C.
Is it just me?
I don't know about anybody else, but I am very frustrated. Why? Because to me, I am reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading reading, and then r...
Account Closed
Looking for advice from a deal artist
I started a direct mail marketing campaign here in California the first week of this year looking for open lots to build spec homes in a community I'm familiar with and built in before. The great news is that I've ha...