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Apartment Building Cost Segregation Analysis

by Ted Karsch | July 15, 2008

Cost Segregation One of the great advantages of commercial property investing is the tax benefits. The IRS has a program that allows the owners of apartment buildings or any other commercial property to increase the level of accelerated depreciation allowed in a tax year. The tax savings may go back to property acquired after 1986, [...]

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Financing Real Estate

Buy an Apartment Building — How to Structure Your Offer

by Ted Karsch | June 30, 2008

As I stress time and time again to new apartment building investors, before making an offer on any apartment building real estate property be sure that the investment will be a profitable one. Banks and commercial mortgage lenders will only lend money on an apartment building that has a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of at [...]

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Commercial Real Estate

Apartment Building Management Tips

by Ted Karsch | June 2, 2008

The success and profitability of an apartment building investment can often be determined by the quality of the management in place. Usually apartment buildings with more than 20 units are managed by professional property management companies and those buildings with fewer than 20 units are usually managed by the owner and a live in property [...]

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