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What’s a House Worth? Wall Street Turns to Drive-By ‘Appraisals’

Realtor

Congress outlawed the use of such assessments, called broker price opinions, or BPOs, to value properties for traditional mortgages. But the prohibition, enacted as part of postcrash financial regulation, doesn’t apply to investors buying tens of thousands of houses. home values by consulting Google Earth and real-estate websites.

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What’s a House Worth? Wall Street Turns to Drive-By ‘Appraisals’

Realtor

Congress outlawed the use of such assessments, called broker price opinions, or BPOs, to value properties for traditional mortgages. But the prohibition, enacted as part of postcrash financial regulation, doesn’t apply to investors buying tens of thousands of houses. home values by consulting Google Earth and real-estate websites.

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What is a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal?

AmeriMac

The appraisal is performed by a third-party appraiser who takes into account the potential earning power of the property, as well as any other factors that could influence its value. Investors also use commercial real estate appraisals to determine the value of the property.

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Investment Property: How Much Can You Write Off on Your Taxes?

Zillow

There are certain things you can do as a real estate investor to help manage your tax bill and maximize your after-tax return on investment. The IRS taxes the real estate portfolios of living investors in two primary ways: income tax and capital gains tax. (A A third way, estate tax , applies only to dead investors.).