Michelle Caines
Newbie from NYC
Greetings from Harlem NY! A family member and I are interested in rental properties. We have zero experience but know that Newark and certain Bronx neighborhoods are way cheaper than Harlem. We hope to one day hold pr...
Account Closed
Seller doesn't want to pay capital gains taxes
Hello. I often come across owners of high value single family rental property who's sole reason for not wanting to sell is "All of my money would go to the government". In the past I've referred an owner to a cpa near...
Josh Oates
Buying Parent's house / Owner financing / Renting back to parent
My wife and I are trying to buy her father's house, move in and he would continue to live in the house and pay us rent. First issue is he is now divorced and ex-wife is still on the title and is entitled to half of t...
Jeremy Bottlinger
Cost Segregation Studies
A cost segregation (seg) study is a detailed analysis of the components of a building so that the separate components can be separated and classified into shorter depreciation lives. By performing this study, building...
Adam Pakes
Self Directed IRA Investments
This question is specific to all Self-Directed IRA investors. What types of assets do you hold in your portfolio?
Eric Johnson
Invest in Real Estate (RE) via Self-Directed IRA
Greetings BP,
Has anyone used a self-directed IRA to invest in RE? If so, what was your experience? I'm considering rolling some or all of my ROTH IRA funds into a self-directed IRA to invest in RE
Jason R.
Banks willing to open accounts for a cell in a Series LLC?
Anyone know of anybody in town (Las Vegas or Henderson) willing to open a bank account for a series llc cell? Banks like Wells will open one for the master llc but not the cells, so that won't work.I know the larger i...
B Cory
The Investor Proof Short Sale Approval
As most of you may know, Wachovia (A part of the Wells Fargo Company) has come out with a new Short Sale Approval letter stopping investors from buying the property, and marketing for a end buyer or putting a end buye...
Ran Fridman
Cash refinance and than 1031 how it works ?
Hello guys, we plan to take cash out refinance from one of our houses that are paid off ( no mortgage) and then 1031 exchange sale.
Appraisal for our house value $ 200,000
Step # 1 - Cash out refinance $ 140,000
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Greg Heden
Buying Decision - 4 plex
When analyzing a deal, should one factor in future appreciation, annual mortgage reduction, and tax savings from depreciation (offsetting other passive investment income) when calculating ROI? I am looking at a prop...