30 07, 2018

Allowing Pets on Your Rental Property

2018-07-29T23:11:38-04:00July 30th, 2018|Categories: Income, Investment Properties, Tenants|Tags: , , |

When you advertise your rental property as "no pets allowed," you run the risk of eliminating many renters. Allowing pets makes for a larger prospective pool of renters. Plus, a majority of those renters with pets actually make more money on average. According to Practical Apartment Management, by Edward Kelly, more than six out of ten pet owners earn over $50,000 a year. On top of that, since it is hard for tenants to find different places to live that accept pets, when they find a rental home that allows pets, they usually stay longer. Plus if you do allow

29 07, 2018

Community Gardens For Rental Tenants

2018-07-29T21:21:32-04:00July 29th, 2018|Categories: Income, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Leases, Leasing Your Property, Tenants|Tags: , |

One very progressive concept some landlords across the nation have committed to is community gardens run by and for the tenants. One of the dreams behind home ownership these days is the satisfaction of growing your own vegetables. As a landlord, you can help tenants who are far from the goal of home ownership find some satisfaction by installing some raised beds for participating tenants to use as a community garden. The only effort you technically need to put forth is arranging the agreement of this co-op and installing the raised beds. The tenant do the rest. A garden might

24 07, 2018

What Types Of Borrower Requirements Are There For Hard Money Loans?

2018-07-24T16:10:26-04:00July 24th, 2018|Categories: Bridge Loans, Construction Loans, Flipping, Hard Money, Hard Money Loans, Home Improvements, Home Upgrades, Income, Investing, Investment, Investment Properties, Investments, Private Lending|Tags: , |

Paces Funding is a professional hard money lender, so we have some very specific borrower requirements for hard money loans. Many are shocked to learn that there is actually no credit score requirement for borrowers to meet. Still, borrowers must complete an application. You also must have an executed contract for purchase. Other Borrower Requirements If you are applying for a hard money loan through Paces Funding, you'll need a detailed construction budget for the property from a contractor. If you are the contractor, that's fine, but we will still need a detailed construction budget. We also need to see

12 07, 2018

How A Cost Segregation Study Helps Real Estate Investors

2018-07-12T23:02:24-04:00July 12th, 2018|Categories: Hard Money, Income, Investing, Investment, New Home Development, Real Estate, Taxes|Tags: , , |

A cost segregation study can identify and reclassify your property, with the benefit of shortening the property's depreciation time. What happens when the property's depreciation time is reduced, as you probably know, is that your current income tax obligations also reduce. Using this tool, the IRS allows to to speed up the depreciation on certain things such as carpet or cabinets, and even light fixtures and flooring in a building. That way, you can enjoy tax savings sooner! So why doesn't everyone do a cost segregation? Well, the cost of it is not cheap. So, only investors with significant property

13 04, 2018

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Allows Business Owners A Tax Break On Roofing Projects

2018-04-13T13:00:55-04:00April 13th, 2018|Categories: Business, Commercial, Construction Loans, Income, Investing, Investment Properties, Taxes|Tags: |

Consider this: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act offers business owners a new way to recover costs on projects including roofing projects as long as it's on a qualifying project. What is a Qualifying Project? A depreciable tangible personal property purchased to use to conduct business counts as a qualifying project. The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lets businesses avoid devaluation on capital investments with expected lifespans of 20 years or less. So, while some roofs may last longer that 20 years, Everyone knows the lifespan of an asphalt shingle roof is considered 20 years. Plus, the maximum investment

28 09, 2016

Rooftops on Commercial Buildings: Are You Overlooking an Important Source of Income?

2016-09-28T10:00:16-04:00September 28th, 2016|Categories: Income, Investment|

Are you utilizing your commercial building to its full potential? Is every possible square-inch of the space making you money? If you think you have maxed out on your property’s monthly cash flow—have you thought about going up? If you have a structurally sound rooftop that is up to code—why not let that unused space put cash in your pocket? Atlanta’s climate and percentage of sunny days make rooftops another avenue for income. People love to spend their time outdoors, especially if you can offer a great view. Depending on what your rooftop has to offer—there are lots of opportunities

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