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5 February 2025 | 2 replies
For reasons I don't yet understand, if the property is sold I cannot take advantage of a 1031 Exchange and my gains will be taxed as income, which will be 35% federal and 11.3% CA income tax.
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5 February 2025 | 10 replies
In the past, I cashed out my 401K(Paid income tax + Penalty).
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27 January 2025 | 8 replies
The majority of my income comes from my rental portfolio.
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5 February 2025 | 17 replies
More on DSCR loans: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.
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5 February 2025 | 7 replies
Here are a few strategies that might help:- Leverage Industry Benchmarks: Many investors use a percentage of gross rental income as a quick estimate for operating expenses.
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
I would rather invest in safe markets that produce a good return, then I can use that income to pay for a vacation anywhere in the world.I'm very pessimistic about the STR market in Hawaii.
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31 January 2025 | 8 replies
And you'll have a solid W-2 income to help you qualify for loans.
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1 February 2025 | 23 replies
If you pay down $100K in loan saving you $1K in monthly costs against rental income, or you invest that $100K in something that generates $1K in net income the result is similar.
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1 February 2025 | 30 replies
I'd be heavily focused on mitigating that future tax liabilty rather than directly supplementing that income.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Figured there would be a few data points left out of the equation' that I would need to circle back with :) .There are additional units not rented at this time which could be rented to increase the income.