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Marc Young Buy my 1st STR/vacation home. Use rabbu?
9 September 2025 | 19 replies
If you’re out of state, a solid local PM is worth their weight in gold.
Himateja Madala PigeonForge STR evaluation
16 September 2025 | 18 replies
(You don’t want to deduct your income to zero if it means losing future deductions.)
Carlos Pelegrina second loan extension and I might not finish- what would be my options?
16 September 2025 | 3 replies
It’s not a huge loan, but I don’t want to risk losing the property over just a couple of extra months.Any advice, contacts, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Carlos Pelegrina second loan extension and I am not finished with the renovation- what are my options?
15 September 2025 | 2 replies
It’s not a huge loan, but I don’t want to risk losing the property over just a couple of extra months.Any advice, contacts, or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Daniel Hollar Business partner took all the money and didn't pay the mortgage
17 September 2025 | 5 replies
Due to this credit score has taken a major hit and we are about to lose a multi-million dollar house.
Bryan Johns Strategy: Depreciate or demolish?
17 September 2025 | 7 replies
., rent it out, use it temporarily), you can begin depreciation on the structure.Later, when you demolish the buildings, you would write off the remaining undepreciated basis as a loss—but only if the property was used in a business or income-producing activity before demo.If you demo right away without placing it in service, you lose depreciation benefits and must capitalize the demolition costs into the basis of the new development.So, waiting until 2026 to demolish may allow you to claim depreciation in 2025 and potentially deduct the remaining basis upon demo.
Ken M. We Use Lease/Options To Sell, To Reduce Expenses & To Increase Profitability
15 September 2025 | 1 reply
If they violate that maintenance clause, they lose the Option and the nonrefundable option fee.
Pixel Rogue Or As Assigned
8 September 2025 | 1 reply
In theory, and looking for input here, I am thinking there are ways to resell the property under contract prior to official (original) closing where neither the seller nor the buyer lose out; we even think the property could sell at a higher price. 
Adam Zach Do Any No-Ratio DSCR Lenders Exist
11 September 2025 | 25 replies
We've tried groups like Lima One and Kiavi, but they just don't work for our model — their DSCR underwriting is based on market rents, not actual lease terms, and STR want 12 month's of existing performance.Here’s an example deal:Purchase Price: $400,000Lease Terms: 3-year lease at $4,000/monthMarket Rent: ~$2,500/monthBecause DSCR lenders are using the lower market rent, we get capped on LTV and lose the leverage we need — even though our tenant-buyer is pre-approved, fully underwritten, and putting down 10%.We operate two private real estate funds and close 2–4 single-family homes/month for pre-approved rent-to-own tenants.
Gene Paniccia Trouble renting a 2 bed/1 bath duplex
16 September 2025 | 7 replies
Considering selling it and hoping I can break even or at least not lose too much money.