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Month: May 2024 (Page 2 of 2)

Strip Mall Sales and Dry Cleaner Contamination Concerns: What Sellers Might Consider

Buying a strip mall as an investment? Do you know if there has ever been a drycleaners in that strip mall before? Were they cleaning on the premises or was it strickly just a drop off and pick up store?

This a very informative string of Tweets from The StripMallGuy about concerns regarding dry cleaning tenants and if they have every used the space you are considering buying as you evaluate a strip mall. He has an entire thread and I would encourage you to read it if you’re in the business of buying strip malls. And to his point…if you are a seller trying to sell a strip mall, at least consider getting a Phase 1 study completed prior to listing the property. It will make life easier on everyone and not waste buyers’ time nor their brokers. Give him a follow on Twitter. He always has valuable insights. You can follow me as well at @costsegbuilding.

Cost Segregation Example on a $2 Million Commercial Building

I often get asked exactly how can a building owner benefit from doing cost segregation. Lots of times this comes up in conversation with commercial real estate brokers. I’ve recorded a pretty straightforward 4 minute video that hopefully will be of help to both CRE brokers representing building owners buying property as well as for commercial property owners.

We always recommend that owners should consult with their own tax advisors before moving ahead with a study. I’m not given tax advice – just an example of how an owner may benefit by doing cost segregation.

Get an estimate for your building. Rather than having a conversation with your tax advisor as to whether or not you might benefit from this without a formal estimate in your hands is just guesswork. Too many times the tax professional will say I don’t think it’s worth it. But when you have the numbers in your hand and can discuss the situation intelligently, then the parties can make an informed decision instead of guessing based upon the tax professionals prior experience or opinions of this tax strategy.

BTW, this doesn’t need to be done just on $1-$2MM+ buildings…we study all kinds of buildings – big and small – inexpensive and expensive. If you have a commercial property or residential investment property with a cost basis of more than $175k, it’s worth running the numbers. I work all over the country. There’s no cost or obigation to have us run the numbers. I publish lots of information on my blog at www.costsegbuilding.com. Find me on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube under the handle – @costsegbuilding
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Commercial Real Estate Brokers and Owners – Slash Your 2023 Tax Bill with Cost Segregation!

This post is especially for commercial real estate brokers who own buildings and have extended their 2023 taxes. Assuming you have some tax liability for your earnings in 2023, if you own a commercial building(s) and/or residential investments and you have not done cost segregation on those buildings, this would be a great time to see if this can work for you. This may be especially beneficial if you have a significant tax liability and if you are planning on holding your buildings.  This also goes for those who aren’t CRE brokers but own commercial real estate. If you own a profitable building that you plan to hold for another 3 or more years, why not look at the impact a cost segregation study could have on your tax liability and cashflow for the property.

Get an estimate in your hands so you can have an informed conversation with your own tax advisor to see if doing a study now makes financial sense.

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