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Carlos Rodriguez New to US market
11 January 2025 | 9 replies
I'm going to reiterate what's already been mentioned above, but I'm going to actually give you examples of why it's relevant to you to find a U.S. tax professional.1 - You're going to need to file U.S. taxes once you have property down here, there's federal filings, state filings, and sometimes local filings too2 - Tons of tax treaties between the U.S. and Canada that are easy to miss and can cost you a lot of money (important one with rentals - effectively connected income - if the professional you talk to doesn't know what this is, run away)3 - The amount of days you spend in the U.S. needs to be tracked and if you go over a threshold, all of your worldwide income could be taxable by the U.S.4 - Selling real property means up to 15% of your sales proceeds might not be available to you for years (FIRPTA)5 - Lots of nuance at the state and local levels, which both want to take as much money from you as possibleMain takeaway here is that you should find a U.S. based tax person.
Jay Sloan Anyone had experience with CPA? Peter harris?
7 February 2025 | 25 replies
I’m filing a class action lawsuit.
Jack Pasmore Property Managers – How Are You Handling Tenants Who Aren’t Paying Rent?
7 February 2025 | 8 replies
The only ones that will pay are the same ones that would have paid when you filed for the eviction.
David Cherkowsky Creative Financing for Airbnb in Northern Virginia
7 February 2025 | 6 replies
but i also 2nd @Jay Hurst's sentiments - get a 2nd or even 3rd opinion on DTI/ full doc. i personally love files that are puzzles, i get some weird satisfaction out of figuring out how to make it work on full-doc, especially when my client has been told "no" before. if it doesn't work now, a good loan professional will help you create a path forward.
Suzanna Gittrich new CRM. I currently use Followupboss, propstream-- looking for best bang for my buck
30 January 2025 | 12 replies
Its pretty awesome (BTW, I am not affiliated with FUB, just a passionate users)You can capture all the homeowner demographics along with associated relationships and information - pictures, files, emails, notes, calls, text, etc.You can have a team number(s) at no addition costs (we use it to lead generate for different states and can be configured to round-robin. 
Melody R. Thoughts about the virtual CPA firm The Real Estate CPA?
16 January 2025 | 18 replies
Then the compile everything at year end and file taxes.
Greg Reese What state is the best to open an LLC for real estate investment
2 February 2025 | 13 replies
Usually, a single-member LLC to avoid filing separate tax returns.
Martin Phinney Moving Out of State - Should I Sell or Rent my House?
28 January 2025 | 9 replies
Sounds like you're in the scale/harvesting time so I think you need to determine if this property is something you are happy with the cashflow it would produce as well as the time needed to manage it or hire a property manager, or is it time to take the equity and redeploy it into something more worthwhile like a higher cash flowing investment or creating higher equity in the home you buy down here.
James Jefferson Need helf finding options for creative financing for home
23 January 2025 | 1 reply
I don't know where you live, but it is likely that the reverse mortgage company (or whomever owns it) will file for eviction so that they can recoup the money they invested in the deal.  
Victor Yang if i gift a house, is the cost basis what i purchased it for or the FMV?
24 January 2025 | 8 replies
Gifting equity in a house may be more trouble than it is worth if you are not near the life-time exclusion1) Potentially having to get the property appraised everytime an equity is gifted2) Having a title company update the title every time3) Exemption of the gift tax return is normally for cash gifts below the annual gift tax exclusion, you may still need to file if you gift non-cash4) If there is partial ownership over several years, having to properly pro-rate certain items such as real estate taxes, mortgage interest and rental income if the property is a rentalBest of luck