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What is IRR?? How can I understand that complex formula?? I know that it is a rate of return that factors in the time value of money, but still don't get it.
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I am trying to understand how depreciation is calculated with respect to improvements. Please correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is lets say I have a property I purchased at 200k. Lets say 50k is the value...
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Being in a relatively expensive market I know how discouraging it can be to try and break into real estate scene, particularly the multifamily space. We're in Portland, Oregon and very few cases can you hit the 1% "ru...
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The first one is passive income. Perhaps the most significant benefit of owning rental properties is the passive income you get because your involvement is very little, and you continue getting that cash flow monthly....
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Does anyone have experience or knowledge about using land trusts instead of an LLC, for both privacy and legal protection? I am not speaking of living trusts but land trusts. Of course the more private the entity the ...
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Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
STR in the Pointe Royale community of Branson, MO.
https://www.vacasa.com/unit/69207#
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
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We are looking into a 60 unit project. Our commercial lender typically offers a max amortization of 25 yrs. Would you recommend we make connections with a longer term lender that can offer a 30 yr amort? Overall purch...
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When a loan is sold from one bank to another.. is there any way to find out what was paid for the note.. I know when it is private sale it is recorded and can be seen on tax info.. but do the banks protect themselves ...
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I thought I would put this out there. Many times a week I am contacted by potential purchasers of commercial real estate. Some have no experience in real estate at all and others are exiting the residential space or t...
Need some new digs. Rentals in my area are WAY overpriced, but SFH available for purchase aren't that bad. I'm in a weird position: lots of liquid assets (not quite enough to purchase outright but enough to make a sig...