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10 January 2025 | 16 replies
Flipping is more than likely to be considered trade or business.2) Rentals: Rentals are not considered trade or business for this purpose, so initial inventory costs cannot be deducted as travel expenses.
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3 February 2025 | 32 replies
Quote from @Nick Henry: Hi there - I am starting out in real estate investing and am trying to build a portfolio of rentals that can produce enough cash flow for me to eventually leave my job and make real estate my main job.
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12 February 2025 | 9 replies
Who’s your main audience right now—parents, fans, or a mix of both?
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
However I mainly wanted to ask about getting housing leases from traveling nurses.I currently have a 5 bed 2 bath, 1920 sqft home in a great neighborhood located less than 1.5 miles from 2 large hospitals here outside of Richmond.
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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
Lau, generally if you are financing with a commercial lender- we lend for business purpose only and a rental property would fall under that category.
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8 January 2025 | 6 replies
The expansion of ADUs hence serves a dual purpose, simultaneously addressing housing affordability concerns and nurturing the urban economic vitality.As far as sewer and water, they would be pulled off the main in the back of the property.
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7 February 2025 | 14 replies
Non-passive to achieve this level of return.Add the addition of the ADU makes the main unit rent controlled if over 15 years old.the work to add an ADU likely exceeds the effort of a brrrr that can achieve infinite return Experienced investors are adding multiple ADUs by leveraging items like bonus density, committing units to affordable housing, etc.
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26 January 2025 | 54 replies
I joined for 2 main reasons: 1.
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20 January 2025 | 5 replies
,Renting your primary home back to yourself isn’t typically allowed by the IRS for tax purposes, even if structured through an LLC.
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20 January 2025 | 3 replies
Hello Michael,I echo Jon, completing a 1031 of a single rental into DSTs in straightforward however we typically recommend a portfolio of DSTs for diversification and financial objective purposes.