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Lane Baker Cost segregation study/bonus depreciation question
6 February 2026 | 19 replies
You’re basically pulling future depreciation into this year.Two things to watch:Make sure the rentals are truly rental activities for passive vs nonpassive rules — big losses don’t help if you can’t use them.Get the study done by someone who actually knows residential rentals, not just big commercial.So: yes, you can do it now, yes, you can catch up, but no, you generally don’t get to go back and grab the old-year bonus as if you’d done the study in 2020.
Chuck B. Has anyone taken Phillip Vincent's program - Mom's House?
25 January 2026 | 56 replies
My understand basically is that you network/market to the folks that are selling senior care living facility beds with the idea that most seniors need to sell their house that they have owned for decades and is probably full of junk in order to afford the living facility.
Mei Zhu Tenant not buying renter's insurance
2 February 2026 | 22 replies
Basically formal letter so they know you mean business, text to be empathetic.  
Kaley Kallman Owner-Occupant Looking to House Hack a Duplex–Quad (Off-Market/Wholesale Focus)
26 January 2026 | 7 replies
I’ve got a buddy who owns a condo in Wynwood — a developer is buying the entire building for a conversion, and he’s basically doubling his money in just a few years.
Tim Jernberg Drop and Swap 1031?
29 January 2026 | 11 replies
Basically the current LLC will first deed 50% of the property to you and the other 50% to your partner as tenants in common.
Bob Dole Am I nuts? Pay off the loan at the end of the term?
29 January 2026 | 7 replies
But it figured it out as:-What would be my total NOI if I paid off the $1.2m balance (and now that I'm thinking about it, I maybe should have did what the extra NOI would be since there would be no mort payment anymore)-For the total property, I basically took what the price of the building is today and assumed it increased by 1% per year.  
Joe Fitzery New member in Hudson Valley, NY
13 January 2026 | 1 reply
I'm in the process of learning as much of the basics as possible before I dive in.
Griwan Shrestha How long does deal analysis actually take you?
14 January 2026 | 8 replies
My partner and I have a document we work through to analyze deals.A structured Excel template for real estate deals which includes: basic property info like address, type, size, purchase price, and closing costs.
Jada Bell New Member: Learning Fundamentals
21 January 2026 | 6 replies
They cover many basic things that won't be covered in any detail in podcasts on investing.
Hassan Johnson Need help in structuring a seller finance deal
27 January 2026 | 4 replies
Often referred to as a "x due in y".EXAMPLE: amoritize for 30 years, but balloon payment due in 5, so "30 due in 5".There's a whole lot more you can negotiate with this, but this is the basic version.