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22 January 2025 | 2 replies
If your time is worth $500 an hour I would spend the 5k on 10 hours of searching for a free mentor.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
However, if you choose to stay there for a bit and sell you'll get the first $500K of profit tax-free if you've lived in it for at least 2 out of the 5 years prior to sale.
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
Google the term UBIT.Tom Wheelwright has a chapter on why you don't want to do this in his book Tax Free Wealth.
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5 February 2025 | 2 replies
A lot you can find for free on YouTube.
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21 January 2025 | 2 replies
Hi Anthony, it sounds like you’re in a good position to start building your STR portfolio, especially with no debt, great credit, and rent-free living!
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3 February 2025 | 31 replies
I feel pretty free to tell someone when I think RE is not the greatest investment.
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21 January 2025 | 19 replies
Anyways, I might take advantage of the free trial.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
If you're still looking for a CPA/Tax Strategist in California feel free connect.
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30 January 2025 | 0 replies
It was free so worse came to worse I would break even How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
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5 February 2025 | 5 replies
For OO owning it for 2 years of 5 gets $250K gains per spouse of tax free gain.