Megan Lamke
Financing options for our first investment property
We are looking to purchase our first investment property. My husband is hesitant to do a cash-out refinance or a HELOC in case the value of our home doesn't say high. How have you reassured first-time investors? Alter...
James Scully
CRE Info Chicago - December 2018
CRE Info - December 2018CRE Info is James Scully's periodical of commercial real estate research & articles intended to equip building owners with the market knowledge to make more strategic real estate investemen...
Steve Candor
Feeling overwhelmed... how do I choose an area or location to invest?
I travel every once and a while through Connecticut and Massachusetts. So I'm looking to purchase a multifamily in one of these two states. Prefer Western MA to anywhere along I-91 or I-95 in Connecticut.Looking for s...
Richard Chang
Exchange - Rental Property to Commercial Property ?
Hi all,I have a duplex in Orange County, CA that I have held for 25 years and I want to consider an exit strategy. I have deducted 25 years of depreciation which would need to be recaptured on normal sale ( ouch ). So...
Paul Lee
How are Colorado Springs property taxes assessed?
For those of you that have investment properties in Colorado Springs, how are property taxes assessed? Are they based on the purchase price of the property? I'm just trying to determine if the property taxes on a pa...
Anthony Milin
Looking to buy my first property and looking for advice,
Hello all,Looking for some advice and guidance on what path to take. Regarding my CCC I'm looking to start with duplex. Side by side or top and bottom. I don't have enough equaity to put down 20-25% of my own money ...
Buddy Holmes
Call for a simple equation for new Basis in 1031 Exchange?
How to Calculate new Property Basis in 1031 Exchange
Define terms:
Property sold
P1 = Original Purchase price of property exchanged
TDP1 = Total Improved Property = P1 – LV1
LV1 = land value when purchased
TD1 =...
Loren Morales
House Hacker Needs Help
Hi everyone. In the process of buying and house hacking a 3 family home with my brother. The house is OLD, needs some TLC and a good remodel. We have close to 70-80k to fix things up, with a chunk of that going Into t...
Simcha Davidman
How to best flip a bunch of townhome condos
Good day!I'm under contract to purchase 30 townhouse condominium units (in a larger condo project) and the best play is to sell them off to owner-occupants. They're currently being run as a sort of apartment complex b...
Ted Esposito
Rehabbing a Vacant SFH to Sell or Rent - Thoughts?
I've had a SFH rented for the last 4 years and the tenants just moved out. The place needs to be cleaned up and possibly rehabbed. Everything is functional, but just outdated by nearly 4 decades. Should I just do the ...