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Grace Caldino Unorganized Receipts - Bookkeeping Tips
23 September 2025 | 2 replies
They let you snap a photo of receipts on the go, automatically store them, and sync with your accounting system.
Melanie Baldridge “Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System.”
26 September 2025 | 1 reply
When it comes to real estate, here's a general list of eligible assets and their depreciable lifespans that you should know: Residential Rental Property = 27.5 yearsThis includes any building or structure where 80% or more of its gross rental income is from residential units.That means:- Apartment buildings- Single-family rental homes- Duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes- Mobile homes (used for residential rental)- Any kind of residential lodging facility where the primary purpose is long-term rentalCommercial Property = 39 yearsThis includes non-residential properties like:-Office buildings-Retail stores and shopping centers-Warehouses-Industrial complexes-Hotels and motels that do not qualify as residential rental propertyLand Improvements = 15 yearsThese include sidewalks, roads, fencing, some landscaping, and parking lots that are separate from the building.Personal Property = 5 or 7 yearsPersonal property used in a rental activity usually has a 5 or 7-year life.This includes most furniture, appliances, carpeting and various machinery.Qualified Improvement Property (QIP) = 15 yearsGenerally, this includes any improvements made to the interior of a non-residential building after the building was placed in service, excluding elevators, enlargements, and the internal structural framework.Computers and Related Peripheral Equipment = 5 yearsVehicles = 5 yearsNote that land itself is not depreciable.
Alex Silang Renovation/furnishing costs of an STR
28 September 2025 | 22 replies
We used a combination of Wayfair, thrift stores and online second-hand sale sites.
Shaun Ortiz Buffalo Rehabbers: Best advice for securing reliable local contractor partnerships?
19 September 2025 | 5 replies
Are local REIA meetings still the best source, or have you found better success networking directly through local supply houses or hardware stores?
Tom Fry Local Office Fix and Hold
21 September 2025 | 0 replies
We did a full re-model and took it from a run down old antique store to a beautiful office space.
April Birdsong Midterm Tenant left some Belongings and Snake
26 September 2025 | 5 replies
If you still can't get in touch  with her I might try getting in touch with a local pet store that sells snakes and see if they can take it.
Michael Carbonare Will Housing Affordability Ever Return?
29 September 2025 | 16 replies
Food for thought, go check the biggest buyer in Monterrey in the last 3 years near Pebble Beach.Excellent store of values, likely the best hard asset outside of Bitcoin & Gold.
Charles Kennedy Anyone else here active in note investing?
29 September 2025 | 7 replies
Due diligence we built systems and network to assist us to get it done faster along with networking with other experienced investors regularly
Zach A. Anyone Here Finding Flip Deals on the MLS?
23 September 2025 | 15 replies
So for me this was just a learning excercise I performed regularly.
William Coet Quality Smoke Alarms Needed: Box Store Kidde and First Alert False Alarming Too Much
8 September 2025 | 1 reply

Hello,
We are having too many false alarms with alarms that are less than 2 years old and are supposed to last for 10 years.  It often occurs in the middle of the night.  It is not tenant abuse either.  We clean them...