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30 December 2024 | 14 replies
@John BowensAre you loaning from a pre-tax 401K or did you convert to Roth and then loaning from there?
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20 January 2025 | 62 replies
If you would like to show your tax returns or w2s then I can put you in a conventional loan because we are a conventional lender also.
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2 February 2025 | 20 replies
I"m also seeing people doing STRs to get the tax benefits besides the higher cash flow.
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15 January 2025 | 12 replies
Currently, interest rates, taxes, and insurance are very high, making it difficult to cashflow with downpayments that are below 40%.
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3 January 2025 | 4 replies
On top of that there was an $8,000 tax credit, as an incentive since people weren’t buying.
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23 December 2024 | 10 replies
Never invest in any city on this list of the 50 most dangerous US cities.Low operating costs: High operating costs are one of the driving factors for many companies, leaving states with high taxes, regulations, and other costs.
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31 December 2024 | 22 replies
$500 per day penalty up to $10,000 and up to 2 years in prison for willful evasion per entityNo cap on the amount of entity penaltiesCheck with your CPA, Tax Advisor or attorney on this as it is a freight train of compliance coming!
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3 January 2025 | 2 replies
To make a new property cash flow with current prices, interest rates, taxes, and insurance, you're putting at least 40-50% down.
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9 January 2025 | 9 replies
What I love about Baselane is that it was built BY real estate investors FOR real estate investors so it's really dialed in to what you're going to need in order to prepare your taxes, keep your books up to date and the more operational aspects of being an REI like tenant vetting and processing rent payments.
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8 January 2025 | 15 replies
Pretty much the same except you don't own it and would need consent to make changes.Also the owner gets all the tax benefits as they are the owner.