21 January 2025 | 7 replies
I'm working on getting my bigger pockets pro account finalized even though I've been a member for about 1.5 years.

18 February 2025 | 16 replies
Its the same thing over and over and over again...... accounts contributing nothing to the forums other than their endorsements for Rent to Retirement.

13 February 2025 | 1 reply
One of my goals is to go through my past tax returns, and figure the ROI my rental properties with taking into account the tax savings (I typically calculate the ROI on net cashflow at the end of the year)I have a W2 so I generally aim to maximize my pre-tax accounts - 401k, HSA, IRA to a backdoor Roth IRA, 529My "losses" would be passed forward since I don't qualify as a RE professional nor have active RE losses.

28 February 2025 | 2 replies
The automated systems do not account for the interior condition of properties, so they're not especially reliable.

20 February 2025 | 3 replies
Additionally, managing series LLCs can be challenging, especially when it comes to opening bank accounts or handling titles for individual cells, which can create unnecessary complexity.

3 March 2025 | 8 replies
Marie Poe...her account is deactivated, but a search may turn up some of her info if you search the name and someone mentioned her in their replies.

3 March 2025 | 3 replies
.), appliances, carpet, and furniture used for residential real estate.7-year Property: Office furniture and fixtures (desks, filing cabinets, safes)15-year Property: Certain improvements made directly to land or added to it (such as shrubbery, fences, roads, sidewalks, and bridges)There are multiple approaches to cost segregation studies including the Detailed Cost Approach, Detailed Cost Estimate Approach, Survey Approach, Residual Estimation Approach and Sampling Approach.If you feel like you or your business could benefit from a cost segregation study, first speak with your accountant to see if the tax savings outweigh the potential costs.

9 February 2025 | 3 replies
@Ross DerouenBigger Pockets is a great place to find an accountant specializing in real estate taxation.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant specializing in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.Consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for an accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

12 February 2025 | 7 replies
Each upgrade is depreciated separately, and each has a monetary value and depreciation schedule.So to keep it simple, use your books 😉 Accounts/Sub accounts: Address (or property identifier) >> Name of update >> Depreciation account for that upgrade.

26 February 2025 | 5 replies
Your potential return on investment (Cap Rate) is roughly 4-5% which doesn't take into account your mortgage on the property.