Stuart M.
Expense Real Estate Taxes on Sched A before in-service?
Can you put the real estate taxes on your schedule A while the property is undergoing renovations, before the property is placed in-service? I was under the impression that you cannot, that they must be added to the ...
Account Closed
Marketplace concerns when seeking investors
I've been looking at HML to help fund spec home building and I'm not turned off by the higher rates but, I'd like to connect with private investors directly. So, my question is if I post in the marketplace that I a...
K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
Ben Leybovich
Don't Buy $30,000 pigs in Ohio (or Mid-West)
It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years... Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...
Account Closed
Why is the "appreciation perpetuity" being ignored when valuing properties?
An investor who invests in a property with an 8 cap return for a hypothetical amount of $1,000,000 will earn $80,000/year in cash flow. IThe 8% return provides the investor a strong return which is about equal to ...