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Robert Anderson Trying to figure out taxes on my first flip. Capital gains or no?
9 March 2017 | 5 replies
Your profit will be treated as Capital Gains.But it will be Short Term Capital Gains instead of Long Term Capital Gains because you owned the property for less than one year and a day.You will report the transaction on Schedule D, Capital Gains and Losses, and not on Schedule C, Business Income, because buying and selling one house does not make you a dealer.That means that you will not be subject to Self Employment taxes.The tax rate that you will pay on Short Term Capital Gains will be the same as your ordinary income tax rate.I hope this helps.Good Luck.Michael Lantrip
Chris Wood Do I sell it or rent
7 March 2017 | 4 replies
Renting it for a year may be the difference between paying ordinary income tax and cap gains.  
Garvin Yu Money operated laundry
20 March 2017 | 5 replies
Is there any way or device that can turn ordinary laundry machines into money operated such as a special receptacle, etc?
Carlos Rodrigues Getting off Zillow and finding REAL DEALS
10 March 2017 | 2 replies
Before this, I mailed the owner a letter, other investors tried to purchase this same property to no avail...But , when I contacted the owner, the same neighbor put in a good word for me....Yaaass, we closed that sweet deal in 2 weeks...This same neighbor referred a tenant..She calls me if anything out of the ordinary takes place at those 2 properties..1.  
Hannah Leas Capital Gains, to sell or not to sell
10 February 2017 | 9 replies
It will be taxed at ordinary income.  
Josh Caldwell How to structure a sale to avoid capital gains tax ?
15 February 2017 | 6 replies
One idea that I have read about, but never known anyone personally use it is this;Depending on tax brackets for ordinary income (interest) and capital gains, adjust price/rate as needed for best tax treatment. 
Douglas Larson Lifestyle Design Flip
26 July 2017 | 23 replies
Most of my flips and rehab rentals are pretty ordinary.
Lauren Hogan (SURVEY) It's tax season and we have a few questions!
27 February 2017 | 52 replies
Pay the fee and focus on closing more deals or increasing your ordinary income.
Ryan Oelmann New Townhouse Development
17 February 2017 | 5 replies
I was just hoping that me asking for closing on the land to be when building permits were approved to be out of the ordinary
John Jacobs Private Lending: Is this an issue with Dodd-Frank
31 October 2018 | 6 replies
The seller did not construct, or act as a contractor in the construction of, the residence in the ordinary course of the person’s business.