Hi all,I am a young newbie investor looking to make my first real estate purchase in 2025.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

Heck, I was nervous on one of my most recent purchases because it was my biggest ever - and I've done over 100 transactions.Your current house is probable a Class A property - which is the easiest to manage. 

Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

The first was after our introductory phone conversation when she was aggressive in asking me to fill out all the financial documents and forms in order to complete the purchase of the DST.

This is a fine example of where to research out of state investments as the housing prices to purchase are still reasonable and low (not like California where I am and entry level house SFR is a million dollars). 

While losses help offset taxes, not being able to count that income towards the mortgage can hurt you when purchasing something new. 

As we all know, you are really paying for the commission in the purchase price. 

Purchase price: $395,000 Cash invested: $100,000 Sale price: $570,000 Such a fun project!

Bonus depreciation recapture is based on the year that is placed into services.As of right now, the bonus depreciation for 2024 is 60%.It is not likely that they will change the bonus depreciation retroactively to 2024.If they change the bonus depreciation for properties purchased in 2025, it will have no impact on a property you placed into service in 2024.