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9 February 2025 | 3 replies
I've talked to a ton of lenders and if they know it's an investment property, you're looking at 15-20% down minimum (non owner occupied).
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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
.🚀 Lesson: A piece of the pie is still better than staring at an empty plate.2.
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4 February 2025 | 4 replies
I know leaving a w-2 isn't an overnight change, but I love the idea of financial independence and would love to not be reliant on it.
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6 February 2025 | 6 replies
Hello allVery excited to get to be a part of this community and connect with you all.I am an up and coming real estate investor.
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28 January 2025 | 6 replies
., equipment) are excluded from 1031 treatment and are taxed separately—goodwill is typically taxed as a capital gain, while equipment may be subject to depreciation recapture taxed as ordinary income.To minimize taxes on the sale of the business, consider strategies such as Opportunity Zone investments, which defer gains until 2026 if proceeds are reinvested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF), or structuring the sale as an installment agreement to spread taxable income over multiple years.
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6 February 2025 | 3 replies
You can start to educate yourself on the individual components; how much does it cost to paint on a per sqft basis or what is an average kitchen remodel.
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29 January 2025 | 17 replies
Happy to be here - and good to have a good hard-money lender as an option!
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11 February 2025 | 4 replies
It's a whole lot easier to keep an educated eye on repairs and repeats with dedicated internal technicians.
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12 February 2025 | 12 replies
That would mean one should file for an out of state loss.
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5 February 2025 | 8 replies
Hey everyone, I came across an off-market property in Central Phoenix and wanted to get some thoughts.