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David Woodside 500 hour rule - material participation
15 January 2025 | 12 replies
Failure to meet material participation rules will limit rental losses to offsetting passive income or carrying forward.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.
Eric Maxwell 1st time landlord
9 January 2025 | 1 reply
I wasn’t prepared to lose so much of my savings as carrying cost basically I paid for the tenants to live there for 3 months + my own living expenses in that time.
Brad Kanouse IRA funds as down payment
22 January 2025 | 21 replies
This option is ideal for penalty-free investment but comes with added complexity and strict IRS rules.Alternatively, a 60-Day Rollover allows you to withdraw funds and redeposit them into an IRA within 60 days to avoid penalties, though it carries the risk of missing the deadline.
Eric N. How do you do Seller Financing/Sub2 and comply with Dodd Frank/Safe Act ?
30 January 2025 | 47 replies
Anyway.. carry on I am sure you will figure out what works..
Abraham Shamosh Section 8 Questions
9 January 2025 | 4 replies
Do your homework first - then you'll be ready for a more meaningful conversation with a landlord.Best...Thanks for your response. so I have researched the rates and I understand that screening a tenant is crucial. mu biggest concerns are the carrying costs until a tenant is filled as I’ve heard the process can take up to 3 months to find a tenant.
Christian Pichardo New Investor in TROUBLE - Carrying costs since April 2024
27 December 2024 | 34 replies

Hey all, I am new to long-distance real estate investing and probably did everything wrong on my first investment property. I bought a 3 Bedroom SFH in Cahokia Heights, IL on April 2024 and it is STILL NOT RENTED TODA...

AJ Wong Ten Real Estate and Economic impacts of the LA Wildfires
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
Appraisals, Lenders and Rates : Beyond the transactions that were literally in process (sales, listings, leases, seller carries) are properties that remain amongst vacant lots.
Basit Siddiqi Investing in Spain: Good idea for non-residents(Americans)?
23 January 2025 | 31 replies
I may not have explained myself clearly, so I apologize if there was any confusion.You are absolutely right that to carry out tangible commercial activities in Spain, such as real estate projects, it is necessary to establish an SL (Sociedad Limitada).
Jack B. What are the risks of DSCR loans?
19 January 2025 | 9 replies
I can buy a 2-4 unit with 20% down vs conventional can only buy a 2-4 INVESTMENT property with 25% down 4. there are options where DSCR loans dont repot to personal credit, helps in not having to show a bunch of paperwork or not one person in a partnership has to carry the debt5. way less paperwork to close on this loan type vs a conventional loan. we care about the income of the property you're buying and it's ability to service the debt of the property whether we use long term rents income, lease income, or air dna/bnb income.6. easily buy in partnerships, add people to your operating agreement, its as easy as that so bring partners into a deal. helps with scaling and raising capital or getting partners involved7. gift funds allowed to close on these as well, and like I said earlier, there's only a 10day seasoning period of funds with some lenders so that means you can literally have a private money lender deposit money into your account 11 days before closing, and you can use those funds to close!
Ken M. How To Know If Your Flip Might Be Successful
7 January 2025 | 2 replies
When you add purchase price, carrying costs for at least 6 months, materials, labor, real estate agents costs and taxes, do you have at least a projected 10% profit?