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Guides for Atlanta real estate investors
Plain-language articles on Atlanta flips, Georgia property taxes, short-term rental rules, landlord law and DSCR loans in metro Atlanta.
Cost Segregation for Atlanta Rental Property: Bigger Deductions in Year One
How a cost segregation study front-loads depreciation on a metro Atlanta rental, what 100% bonus depreciation changes, and how Georgia treats it.
Fix and Flip Loans in Atlanta: How to Finance a House Renovation
How a fix and flip loan is sized on an Atlanta house, what crawl spaces, termites, trees, property taxes and closing costs do to the budget, and how to plan the exit.
Georgia Property Tax for Real Estate Investors: What to Budget For
How Georgia taxes investment property, what the 40% assessment ratio means, why a rental gets no homestead exemption, and how to appeal your value in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett.
Short-Term Rental Rules in Atlanta and the Suburbs
How Atlanta’s short-term rental license works, why it limits investors, what the suburbs and HOAs require, and how we underwrite an Atlanta rental.
Georgia Landlord Rules for Investors: The Safe at Home Act, Deposits and Evictions
What Georgia’s 2024 Safe at Home Act requires of landlords, how security deposits and move-in lists work, how the dispossessory process runs, and why there is no rent control.
DSCR Loans for Atlanta Rental Property: How They Work
How a DSCR loan qualifies a metro Atlanta rental on its rent, why property tax and insurance decide the ratio, and how to make the numbers work.
Hard Money Loan Document Checklist
What to gather for a rental (DSCR) loan, a new construction loan and a fix and flip loan, divided into one-time documents and documents for each deal.
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