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RidgeLine, we focus on five factors to help clients filter deals relatively quickly without losing opportunities.

The Cash-On-Cash return is merely the profit earned from the cash invested in a deal. To state it more simply, it is the cash we make from our money.

There are various ways to invest in Real Estate. Two of the most common methods are purchasing single-family homes or apartments (5 or more units) as rentals. At Rigdeline, we have explored both avenues for many years.

Bend continues to be a high-performing market. We are seeing a glaring issue with 482 units scheduled to be completed in 2025, which amounts to 8.2% of the overall supply in the market.

One big challenge many people encounter when working in a new area or embarking on a new large project is finding the right people to do the job and do it right. We have extensive experience doing significant projects with different vendors/contractors.

Believe it or not, real estate is cyclical. It ebbs and flows, usually affected by the general economy. So, it’s not a question of if but when for us. The future is not exactly like the past, but it usually has rhythms.

The IRS instituted Bonus Depreciation in September of 2017, allowing you to depreciate 20-40% of the depreciable value in the 1st year.

Once you start the underwriting process for target acquisitions, the due diligence process begins. There are somethings you do not need to do until you have it under contract. The goal is to identify possible issues as early on as possible. This way, you waste as little time as possible.

When first analyzing a deal, one of the first things we look at is the current average rents. Are these average rents low, at market, or possibly too high (usually a good sign of them being too high is a higher vacancy)?

When looking at new deals or analyzing where we are with current asset rents, we compare how our properties are doing against the market. We find it more art than science when setting the appropriate rates.

This article will dig into four ways you can use paper losses from accelerated depreciation to offset other income. We will also discuss what can be done with those losses.